"Whunicut" wrote in message
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I can recall spending many a late night out there re-rigging the control
surfaces on the Prowler (Navy EA-6B) when I worked in Quality Assurance.
The
Airframes guys would make an adjustment and we'd have to witness the
'throws' to ensure all was within specs. That dam Hydraulic Genny was
screaming and the hydraulics were whining- It's no wonder I lost most of
my
hearing.

All that 'so we could 'make the flight schedule'. Now it's somebody
else's
turn to 'wrench on those jets'.


Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
USN 'Retired'
20 years if gettin 'em off the pointy end
AND safely home again!

You QA guys get that "partial ejection" incident in an A-6 figgered out?
:-))
Warren,

I don't recall that particular one, but the Safety Stand-Downs we attended
ALWAYS had some real "what were they thinking" stories that always had a
'messy ending'. Sometime it was a movie, sometime just still photos (of the
aftermath), and sometimes just a long message (even a very 'dry' story in
message format can paint an accurate picture).

I recall one similar to what you've described Warren, where somebody (some
stupid maintenance guy) ejected into the hangar overhead.

A lot of my co-workers used to just climb in and out without checking the
pins- I ALWAYS checked the seat pins. I respect the power of those rocket
motors and did not want to see first-hand what they can do.

Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
USN 'Retired'
20 years if gettin 'em off the pointy end
AND safely home again!