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Post by Jeff Shannon on Mar 31, 2006 12:24:55 GMT 9
Does any Body Remember these?
(P) Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
(S) Almost replaced left inside main tire.
(P) Test flight OK, but autoland very rough.
(S) Autoland not installed on this aircraft.
(P) #2 propeller seeping prop fluid.
(S) #2 propeller seepage normal, other three propeller lack normal seepage.
(P) Something loose in the cockpit.
(S) Something tightened in the cockpit.
(P) Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
(S) Evidence removed.
(P) Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) volume unbelieveably loud.
(S) Volume set to more believeable level.
(P) Autopilot in “altitude hold” mode produces 200 fpm decent.
(S) Could not duplicate on the ground.
(P) IFF inoperative.
(S) IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
(P) Friction lock causes throttle levers to stick.
(S) That’s what its there for.
(P) #3 engine missing.
(S) #3 engine found on right wing after brief search.
(P) Aircraft handles funnny.
(S) Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
(P) Target radar hums.
(S) Reprogrammed target radar to sing.
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Post by Cougar on Apr 2, 2007 7:55:53 GMT 9
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Post by lindel on May 9, 2007 20:30:53 GMT 9
I have seen a write up about the VHF radio not working in the "Official" mode. I've also seen a write up stating the pilot could see a T-33 at 16 miles, but not a B-52 at 4 miles. First write up, ok, a bad day. We figured the 2nd was from a newbie pilot...  |
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Post by Mark O on May 11, 2007 16:40:53 GMT 9
Okay, this isn't really a write-up but it cracked me up and made me think for a second. Then I laughed my you-know-what off.
Last night in the C-130 simulator we had a Main AC bus off light during the takeoff roll and did a reject for systems. Simple enough - just abort the takeoff and follow the AC bus off checklist. But you know, the instructors have to ask what's on the Main AC bus and did we lose something. (We didn't. It was an indicator problem.) Well, on a C-130 electrical panel it has the big systems printed under each bus so you know what to look for. (Kind of like a Claymore mine. Army proof you know, "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY"!)
The student pilot (sitting in the left seat) looked up and asked, "What's a no ness radio?" The student pilot in the right seat and me in the FE seat replied, "What?" Then both instructors asked the same thing. The pilot spelled it out for us.
"N-O-N-E-S-S radio."
The IP, who is always as cool as a cucumber, just said, "Oh that's the non-essential radios." Then the instructor FE added, "It's for the HF radio."
At that point the co-pilot and I just busted up laughing. We got back in the game pretty quickly but I'm still laughing over that one!
Mark
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Post by Cougar on May 12, 2007 7:24:14 GMT 9
I've also seen a write up stating the pilot could see a T-33 at 16 miles, but not a B-52 at 4 miles. Write up could refer to radar; painting the 33 at 16 miles and getting a good return, but missing the 52 at 4 miles, possibly due to ECM.   |
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Post by lindel on May 14, 2007 20:49:12 GMT 9
Yup, the flight line troopers brought in the receiver for the write up, and of course it checked good.
That's why we were thinking perhaps an inexperienced 106 pilot at the controls.
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Post by Jeff Shannon on May 15, 2007 7:30:26 GMT 9
Here are a few more write ups.....
Problem: "Right avionics access panel dented."
Solution: "Dented left avionics panel. Aircraft is now aerodynamically
symmetrical."
Problem: "#1 Engine Panel won't close despite proper tools."
Solution: "Kicked panel several times. Looks good to me."
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Post by daoleguy A.J. Hoehn (deceased) on Aug 7, 2007 10:59:07 GMT 9
This I really saw at Griffiss with the 49th. Maintenance Control called us in Instruments about it.
"Bee in cockpit"
"Defered to Instruments" - response. The crew chief was allergic to bee stings. Upgraded to Red X.
Our response:
"Had long talk with bee. Promised to not do it again."
Guys I am dead serious. I had to clear the Red X.
A J
BTW AC 021 (El Jefe)
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Post by daoleguy A.J. Hoehn (deceased) on Aug 7, 2007 11:03:29 GMT 9
Oh I did see "DCD" in a T-33 write ups. I am sure you know the response from CC.
A J
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Post by sixerviper on Aug 13, 2007 1:12:55 GMT 9
One difference between the Six's and Thud's attitude indicating systems (the old gyro type, not the stable table), was that in the Thud, for Autoss bombing, you could cut off the gyro erection circuit in bombing modes with two switches in the cockpit. The Bomb Mode Erection Cutout switch had a light in it which lit up when that switch was pulled out AND the Bomb/Nav switch was in "Bomb". A lot of times, this lit switch was hard to see during daylight hours. The purpose of this switch was not to skew the ADI readings during the nuclear bomb delivery where the jet does an Immelmann and spits the bomb out while vertical (hence, "autoss" or "toss bomb"). You had to put the Bomb/Nav switch in "Bomb" in order to drop any kind of bombs.
Sure enough, one of our illustrious pilots wrote "ADI would not get erection after coming off range". I went out and found the BME cutout switch in the cutout selection. I repositioned it and the system worked just fine.
I have to admit I yielded to temptation and signed the writeup off "Hard to get an erection when you're cut off".... I'm still a tad surprised I didn't get in trouble for that one.
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Post by ritchie1selfridge on Apr 18, 2008 4:01:11 GMT 9
This was a real write-up on a Six @ Selfridge
(P) Cockpit is full of piss-ants
It was signed off as
(S) Installed one hungry ant-eater, no further sign of piss-ants
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Post by John Slover on Oct 12, 2008 6:06:30 GMT 9
While I was at Minot we had a crabby old fart Maint. Officer by the name of Baumgartner . We also had a pilot that we c/c,s nicknamed Wimpy Wagner, he was always writing up nitpicking stuff. After one flight I checked the log and he wrote up loose screw on fuel panel . I signed off the corrective action block Sure Is. I did get my butt chewed by Baumgartner, no sense of humor....
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Post by marl152 on Nov 6, 2008 8:17:02 GMT 9
ONE DAY I GOT A JOB TO FIX THE PITOT BOOM , 90 DEGREES OFF. DON'T BRING ONE, BECAUSE HEAD OF MAINTENCE HAD ONE IN A LOCKER. GOT TO PLANS AND THE BOOM WAS 90 DEGEES BENT. I REMOVED AND REPLACED IT, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. BILL STEINACH (1973-1975)- K. I. SAWYER, MI.
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Post by F106lady on Dec 17, 2008 2:33:54 GMT 9
I remember the A10 write-up-- Pave penny pod does not work in O-F-F position. 'Tis true, I knew the debriefer! Pilot's story was that it wouldn't shut off. My Q was well why didn't you write it up that way??? |
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Post by jimpadgett on May 8, 2009 21:57:18 GMT 9
How about a QC write-up "evidence of hydraulic leak...". We wrote "removed evidence". And signed by the infamous IM Dumb F***, AB. Lucky our QC guy had a sense of humor and only had us provide a proper corrective action and real person's signature.
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Post by dude on May 13, 2009 6:28:21 GMT 9
 We had a pilot enter, "MA-1 took a dump." Only our shift supervisor had the guts to sign it off "Retrieved dump and returned to pilot's helmet."
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Post by Bullhunter on May 13, 2009 9:07:39 GMT 9
I see some very strang write-ups in my career and on a few occassions I wanted to write some smart corrective action by was never brave enough.
:salute to your shift supervisor.
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Post by dude on May 13, 2009 10:50:46 GMT 9
Never heard of him getting any flak over it. The fact that he was 6'4" and about 260 lbs probably didn't hurt.
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Post by Jim on Oct 19, 2009 1:14:46 GMT 9
Got this today from Willieb about Col Black Bart
Black Bart
« Message sent Yesterday at 10:32pm »
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Col. Bart was at Tyndall to get up to speed in the 6 and aborted for a fuel problem. It was fun to hear the chatter between Workload and the Delta truck. The 1 striper from fuel shop asked Col. Bart what the problem was and he said that the "F" tank didn't presurize. The young fuel troop asked him if he turned on the "F" tank switch. Bart said he didn't know the B model had a switch. The A1C showed him. This is what went out over the radio. "F" tank wound not pressurize, Signed, LT.Col. Bart. Corrective action, Stupid pilot didn't turn on switch, Signed, Lt.Col. Bart That's why I loved working Fighters. Both sides of the house took care of business.
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Post by Marvin Pine on Jan 18, 2010 11:02:39 GMT 9
I wish I could remember the guys name, but this happen on his last day on the flight line before getting out. We were sitting in the MA-1 van on the flight line during aircraft launch when Lt. "Crash" Johnson called a red ball for no radar lockon, something that he did about every time he flew(always tried to lock on to a cloud). This very short timer climbed the ladder to the cockpit and ask the Lt. to please unstrap and standup and when he did then told him sit back down and strap in after which he locked the radar on to a good target. He signed off the red ball as "removed and re-seated pilot".
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