Cockpit upgrade at O'Hare that taught me a lesson about shortcuts

Back in 2018 I was working on a 737 at O'Hare and the pilot asked me to swap out an old radio stack. I figured I'd just pop the new unit in and go, but the wiring harness had been patched so many times it was a total rats nest. Spent three hours untangling and re-terminating because some guy years ago took the easy way out. Has anyone else run into wiring jobs that made you question the last tech who touched it?

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allen.amy1d ago

Oh man, maybe that guy was just keeping it interesting for the next person lol.

the_wendy1d ago

Ha, yeah that's definitely one way to look at it. Maybe he was just trying to give the next customer a little mystery to solve, like a free puzzle with their purchase. Could be worse, I've seen people leave half-eaten sandwiches or empty coffee cups in weird places. Honestly, if he just wanted someone to find it and have a story to tell, that's kind of funny in a weird way.