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That one Tuesday where everything went right for once
I work line maintenance at a small regional outfit in Boise. Usually it's just a steady stream of gripes and paperwork. But last Tuesday was magic. First bird was a CRJ that came in with a MEL for a faulty flap indicator. Pulled the panel, found a chafed wire right behind the connector, heat shrink fix took 15 minutes. Next up was a 172 that had a mag drop on the left side. Pulled the plug, found a cracked electrode on cylinder 3. Had a spare plug in the box. Two easy jobs in a row never happens. Then the afternoon shift brought in a King Air with a pressurization issue. Leak check showed a split seal on the cargo door. Quick swap with a used one from the shelf. By 4pm I was caught up and even helped the parts guy inventory. Has anyone else had a shift where the gremlins just gave up? What made yours click?
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reese_lane296h ago
Had a day like that a few years back at my shop. Everything just lined up, no arguing with stubborn bolts or chasing ghosts in the wiring. I was finishing up a brake job on an old van when the customer walked in with a bag of tacos from the place next door. Said he felt bad for the last guy who struggled on his car so he figured I earned them. Made me wonder if the cosmos was just paying me back for the time I spent three hours hunting a vacuum leak that was just a loose hose clamp.
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the_miles7h ago
Man I think the universe owed me one after that shift where I spent four hours chasing a phantom electrical draw only to find a loose fuse cap. Maybe the gremlins felt guilty for that one.
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