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Went from 40 minutes to 12 on this A320 pitot static test after I finally labeled my adapters
I do pitot static checks on A320s at our hangar in Tulsa and for about two years every single test turned into a scavenger hunt. I keep a drawer of adapters and hoses that all look the same after a while, and I was burning 20 to 30 minutes just matching the right fitting to the right port, sometimes grabbing the wrong one and having to start over. Last month I finally broke down and grabbed a label maker, and I color coded every adapter with the station number and the port name, right on the fitting. First test after that took 12 minutes from hookup to leak check sign off, best time I have ever logged on that bird. It sounds stupid simple and honestly it is, but when you are elbow deep behind a panel and the clock is ticking you do not want to be guessing. The leak rate reading was dead on 0.7 knots too, which never happens on the first try for me. Anybody else got a labeling system that actually stuck, or did yours peel off after a month in the shop heat?
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anna_henderson762d ago
My garage is the same way, every bin and drawer got labeled after I spent 20 minutes looking for a 10mm socket one too many times. Something about writing it down just makes your brain stop second guessing. Sharpie on masking tape holds up better than the fancy label tape in a hot shop, learned that the hard way.
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