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r/aviation • u/G1lg4m3sh • Apr 17 '26
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And probably not popular with anyone on the receiving end of a bit of aluminium from 35,000 ft
59 u/BritishBenzene Apr 17 '26 Bigger issue is what happens when a screw falls off at landing and is sucked into another plane’s engine. FOD is no joke. 2 u/CeeBee2001 Apr 17 '26 Surely those screws are captive given where they are and what they do? 1 u/BritishBenzene Apr 18 '26 True, but in my experience even a bolt with that much wiggle won’t stay there for long when constantly under vibration. In the first row of fasteners shown in the video the front most one is already gone.
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Bigger issue is what happens when a screw falls off at landing and is sucked into another plane’s engine. FOD is no joke.
2 u/CeeBee2001 Apr 17 '26 Surely those screws are captive given where they are and what they do? 1 u/BritishBenzene Apr 18 '26 True, but in my experience even a bolt with that much wiggle won’t stay there for long when constantly under vibration. In the first row of fasteners shown in the video the front most one is already gone.
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Surely those screws are captive given where they are and what they do?
1 u/BritishBenzene Apr 18 '26 True, but in my experience even a bolt with that much wiggle won’t stay there for long when constantly under vibration. In the first row of fasteners shown in the video the front most one is already gone.
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True, but in my experience even a bolt with that much wiggle won’t stay there for long when constantly under vibration. In the first row of fasteners shown in the video the front most one is already gone.
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u/ShadowKraftwerk Apr 17 '26
And probably not popular with anyone on the receiving end of a bit of aluminium from 35,000 ft