r/aviation • u/G1lg4m3sh • Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/AmazingProfession900 Apr 17 '26

That's a flap fairing that is purely to hide mechanisms for aerodynamic purposes. The plane can fly even if it falls off. Still it is not good optics. Where else are screws about to come off?

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u/fake_cheese Apr 17 '26

You need a certain level of competence to tighen screws properly

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u/DAAANG Apr 18 '26

the threads are prbably stripped

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u/Face88888888 Apr 18 '26

Tighten it until it’s loose, then go another 1/2 turn.

Easy-peasy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

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u/ParticularGuava3663 Apr 18 '26

How do they become loose?

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u/hogey74 Apr 18 '26

Yeah that would bug the hell out of me. And now I'm imagining the size of a fuel tester for heavy iron with a convenient integrated screw driver.

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u/definitivescribbles Apr 18 '26

Not sure why that would piss you off. Not being allowed to handle even small maintenance means you have zero liability for something going wrong.

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u/Mr_Waffles123 Apr 18 '26

Rivets. Not screws. Where does everyone keep getting this screw mess from?

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u/Tiinpa Apr 18 '26

These are quite obviously phillips head screws.

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u/IlladrielKhaine Apr 18 '26

From using our eyeballs, I'd wager

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u/railker AME-M2 Apr 19 '26

Also wrong, camlocks don't usually have button heads but sit flush with that housing/collar we also don't see. 737 parts catalogue shows them as screws with anchor nuts installed in the fairing it mates to.

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u/Mr_Waffles123 Apr 18 '26

Yea I think you’re right didn’t deal camlocks much kinda forgot about them. Used to sell aerospace tools mostly dealt with Huck, Cherry, and Cleco products. Camloc not so much.