Grounded a Helicopter
When I was a young Aircraft technician Class 2 (b class in civvy street me thinks). I was out doing a ground run with a Class 1 supervisor and a greenie scum bag. Anyhoo I'm taking some air out the fuel control unit (FCU) for the hechamalopter whilst the Class 1 does some other bits and bobs. Anyhoo he decides that he doesn't want to use his own screw driver and would much rather have mine. So comes over, takes the screwdriver out of my hand and starts screwing the FCU, then walks off to where ever he's off to.
Cue me looking at the FCU pissing aircraft fuel fucking everywhere next to a Jet engine that is running. "ooh" thinks I "this might be a good time to get the pilot to shut down"
Anyway turns out the Class 1 had tried to screw the FCU all the way open instead of closed, he not only nearly burned us to death in a horrible fire explosion but also sheared the control screw for the FCU and it required an entire new FCU to be fitted. I over heard him trying to blame it on me to an Artificer (head honchos) to which I quite rightfully told him to "stop talking out of your arse you fuck up". Anyway that aircraft was grounded and he decided that He didn't need my help to replace the FCU and went about it on his own rather red faced.
Anyway that cost a bit of tax payers money in man hours and replacement parts just because my screwdriver was shiny.
( Laird Dave Draws Now charges to take off his clothes., Sun 28 Oct 2007, 18:02, Reply)