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Vent: A single stripped screw on a 737's flap track cost us a 14 hour shift yesterday.
The whole crew got held up because some genius used an impact driver on a critical fastener, and now I'm curious if anyone has a go-to method for extracting a stripped 3/8-24 bolt head buried in a tight spot without damaging the surrounding structure.
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the_holly3h ago
A machinist buddy swears by left-handed drill bits for that exact problem. They can sometimes catch and back the screw out before you even need an extractor. Just go slow and use plenty of cutting oil to keep things cool.
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