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Just signed off on my 500th squawk write-up, and #500 was a loose cannon plug
Hit 500 squawks signed off in my logbook this morning after almost three years on the line here in Tulsa. The one that pushed me over was a loose cannon plug behind the first officer's seat on a King Air 200, of all things. I almost missed it too, because the plug looked seated until I gave it a real tug instead of a wiggle. When I first started I was nervous about signing anything, and now I catch stuff like that without even thinking about it. For the newer folks, how do you keep track of your own totals? I just use a cheap notebook but I'm wondering if there's a better way.
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rosel8323d ago
Man, a loose cannon plug is such a sneaky one, those things will bite you every time. I had a fuel boost pump connector on a 172 years back that looked perfect and tested fine on the ground, then the plane came back two days later with the owner swearing it quit on him over the lake. Turned out one of the pins had backed out just enough to lose contact when the airframe flexed in flight, and I never would have caught it with a wiggle either. That tug habit you picked up is worth its weight in gold, and it is funny how your hands learn stuff your brain used to have to work for. As for the totals, I just tally mine in a pocket log with the date and the plane type, nothing fancy, but I do write the squawk in plain words so future me can remember what I actually fixed. Three years and 500 sign offs is no joke, that notebook has earned its keep.
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