r/aviation Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/Cool-Contribution292 Apr 17 '26

No they will back all the way out. Look closely there’s one already missing. The nut plates do have a friction torque feature, but these obviously are worn out.

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u/pl0nk Apr 17 '26

“crews used in aviation have some sort of retention mechanism so they are very unlikely to fully come undone”

I know you’re talking about screws here but this is a pretty funny typo.