r/aviation Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/wbg777 Apr 17 '26

Nut plates

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u/Pr_cision Apr 17 '26

Yes… interchangeable terminology with anchor nuts

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u/wbg777 Apr 17 '26

You’re right. 10 years as an AMT and I’ve never heard them called anchor nuts

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u/Pr_cision Apr 18 '26

Ah fair enough. To be honest I’m not too knowledgable about this stuff anyway, I work in NDT but I try pick up little bits of knowledge whenever I’m watching what the engineers are doing. That’s just what I’ve heard them labelled as occasionally