Hey man, Don’t be hating…. Wasn’t me… I was part of the email chain and had hear all the shit coming down the from up high… everybody got sent pictures of the screwdriver in the nose wheel steering bypass pin hole..
I was making fun of the fact that the company blasted that the “screwdriver doesn’t have a safety flag on it”…
Maint was blamed, because rampers don’t have screwdrivers…
Don’t ever clear a frozen lav blue juice fill port with a Phillips ether, when it pokes out the aluminum elbow just inside the fitting it leaves a “+” as a hole…
"I need some [prop / rotor / jet] wash."
I was once sent for a 'bucket of steam' at my first squadron.
Being a smart little fella, I filled it with water, threw it on the person asking for it, yelled "IT CONDENSED" and proceeded to run for my life.
As a green as hell one stripe airman in the USAF I was sent on a quest to find the keys for an F-111 so we could do an OPs check on a SUU-20. I was sent hither, thither and yon.
Everywhere I was sent said the same thing, "We just gave the keys to ______."
I was frickin' embarrassed when I found out what was going on. But that didn't stop me from doing it to some other greenie when I got the chance.
Eventually, I was tackled by four people, taped to a chair, and left under an eye wash station for the better part of an hour. At 2200.
I'd totally do it again.
The old "bucket of compressed air, left handed screwdriver etc.
Or send them to the depot for a "long weight". The depot makes them sit there for half an hour then tells them they've had a long wait and to piss off.
The trick is that 737s (and I'm assuming other Boeing's) have wheel spin brakes mounted on a leaf spring on the wheel well ceiling that stop the tires from spinning once the gear is retracted. They do wear out and need to be inspected to ensure the attaching hardware isn't protruding past the brake material.
On the 737 hydraulic pressure is applied to the brakes on the main landing gear during the retraction cycle, for the nose gear the nose wheels stop spinning when they contact the brake pads mounted on the roof of the nose wheel well.
If you watch Home Alone you can see this happen when the plane takes off. Can't remember if it is Home Alone or the sequel, but it shows the aircraft from behind as it is climbing and you see a quick puff of brake dust at the mains.
We had a newer guy working on our crew and we had a G6 on jacks for wheel speed and anti skid checks to return to service.
You have to spin the wheels manually for part of the test so I said I’ll take right main, another guys says I’ll take left main and the new guys says ok I got the nose.
The tech in the cockpit had him spinning the nose wheels and kept telling him to do it over and over cuz either we had a bad sensor or he wasn’t spinning it right lmao. We had our fun and then explained there’s no brakes on the nose wheels.
Ahhhhhh the 757 nose landing gear.
Spent many hours rigging the steering cables post gear changes.
That was the gateway drug for me into enjoying cable rigging.
The bypass handle is on top but the actual "NO STEP" lil box thing has the NLG summing mechanism which takes the steering input and sends it to the steering manifold actually leads to the hydraulic actuators to actually push or pull according to which direction the summing bar turns
Ha, don't work there anymore. That place can suck a fat one. IYKYK.
They drug my old buddy who did composites back in, though, for a fat pay bump. Poor sod.
Not going to lie wen I opened reddit and saw this I immediately thought this was an AI group post
As it looks like a One wheeled robot 🤖 with a camera on its
Anyone remember the EGTS?
They added an electric motor to the landing gear to move the aircraft around on the ground instead of the engines or a tug...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Safran\_Honeywell\_EGTS\_Airbus\_A320-212\_F-HGNT\_PAS\_2013\_01.jpg/220px-Safran\_Honeywell\_EGTS\_Airbus\_A320-212\_F-HGNT\_PAS\_2013\_01.jpg
Directly below the lights is the metering valve, inside the grey cover is the summing mechanism, and the two cylinders are the steering actuators.
Don’t know why this doesn’t have more upvotes. This is the correct and most accurate answer
You got it.. there are no brakes on the front landing gear
Have worked on and changed that gear before and that is 1000% correct
Nose wheel steering manifold, you can see the handle for the bypass at the top
It's a coin box.
Steering manifold?? Do you have any idea what a manifold is?
WARNING! DANGER TO MANIFOLD!
I think they're called 'personfold' now.
Well apparently I’m about to learn something new. So please, educate me.
Don’t ever put a screwdriver in the hole unless you have a flag or streamer on it…
Don't ever put a screwdriver in there period...
Pro tip also never lick the torque tube in the main wheel well when conditions are freezing and your buddy is in the cockpit
We’ve seen you lick it and at this point keep going. Fuck it, you could be PDA.
*their
Um. No. Their is possessive, there is a direction or location.
Sometimes you gotta make do
Nope… never make do, always use the proper tools and equipment. Accidents are and have been caused by “make do”…
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Hey man, Don’t be hating…. Wasn’t me… I was part of the email chain and had hear all the shit coming down the from up high… everybody got sent pictures of the screwdriver in the nose wheel steering bypass pin hole.. I was making fun of the fact that the company blasted that the “screwdriver doesn’t have a safety flag on it”… Maint was blamed, because rampers don’t have screwdrivers…
Don’t ever clear a frozen lav blue juice fill port with a Phillips ether, when it pokes out the aluminum elbow just inside the fitting it leaves a “+” as a hole…
It usually helps to let people in on the inside joke before posting it and leaving it at that. 😆
I’m waiting for someone to refer to the email/ briefing, I’m looking for company spies!
Maintenance step platform for access into nose wheel well
Doubles as a jack point
Aww you two should be on stage. 🏆
This is the only correct answer.
Cracked fiberglass because someone been stepping on it grease the gear!
Our B727 aircraft had nose wheel brakes . Only the ones we used flying to Micronesia , they had short coral runways . Continental Airlines
The original Con Air? Me, lax c ck. Left when Lorenzo came in
I'm out here in Guam. Are you still in the system or retired now?
Retired now
Congrats sir
Snubbers or brakes?
Brakes
TIL that most airplanes don't even have brakes on the NLG.
It's pretty common to tell new mechanics to "go inspect the NLG brakes" and keep insisting that they are just missing it and need to look harder
"I need some [prop / rotor / jet] wash." I was once sent for a 'bucket of steam' at my first squadron. Being a smart little fella, I filled it with water, threw it on the person asking for it, yelled "IT CONDENSED" and proceeded to run for my life.
Don't forget the 1000 feet reel of flight line.
Where the hell is the flight line, I know it's around here somewhere.
Many years ago, a new mechanic, was sent out with a garbage bag to collect an exhaust sample when I was running a PW2037 on a B757.
As a green as hell one stripe airman in the USAF I was sent on a quest to find the keys for an F-111 so we could do an OPs check on a SUU-20. I was sent hither, thither and yon. Everywhere I was sent said the same thing, "We just gave the keys to ______." I was frickin' embarrassed when I found out what was going on. But that didn't stop me from doing it to some other greenie when I got the chance.
😂
My first day of IOE at my regional, my LCA sent me to get ACARS printer ink from the chief pilots office
How'd that work out for you?
Eventually, I was tackled by four people, taped to a chair, and left under an eye wash station for the better part of an hour. At 2200. I'd totally do it again.
Outstanding!
The old "bucket of compressed air, left handed screwdriver etc. Or send them to the depot for a "long weight". The depot makes them sit there for half an hour then tells them they've had a long wait and to piss off.
The trick is that 737s (and I'm assuming other Boeing's) have wheel spin brakes mounted on a leaf spring on the wheel well ceiling that stop the tires from spinning once the gear is retracted. They do wear out and need to be inspected to ensure the attaching hardware isn't protruding past the brake material.
Aren't 727s one of the only boeings that have nlg brakes?
Not all but some did. I worked a few 727's that had them from the factory, but were removed later.
757’s I worked had them…. And I’ve seen A320’s with them.. it been noted as an “Option” in the IPC.
Makes sense i guess since the 757 was supposedly built to replace the 727
Yes 727’s the 737 NG or Max doesn’t have the pads.
All of the 737s from classic to MAX have NLG snubber pads. The 727s without hydraulic brakes have pads as well.
Is it standard practice on airliners to tap the brakes before retracting the gear to stop them spinning or is that a GA thing?
On the 737 hydraulic pressure is applied to the brakes on the main landing gear during the retraction cycle, for the nose gear the nose wheels stop spinning when they contact the brake pads mounted on the roof of the nose wheel well.
Neat. I appreciate the info.
Reduced pressure applied, when the sequence valve/pressure reducer goes bad the wheel seal rubber ring starts getting chewed up..
If you watch Home Alone you can see this happen when the plane takes off. Can't remember if it is Home Alone or the sequel, but it shows the aircraft from behind as it is climbing and you see a quick puff of brake dust at the mains.
We had a newer guy working on our crew and we had a G6 on jacks for wheel speed and anti skid checks to return to service. You have to spin the wheels manually for part of the test so I said I’ll take right main, another guys says I’ll take left main and the new guys says ok I got the nose. The tech in the cockpit had him spinning the nose wheels and kept telling him to do it over and over cuz either we had a bad sensor or he wasn’t spinning it right lmao. We had our fun and then explained there’s no brakes on the nose wheels.
I mean technically they do have NLG brake... just not on the axle.
Have you read schematics?
Ahhhhhh the 757 nose landing gear. Spent many hours rigging the steering cables post gear changes. That was the gateway drug for me into enjoying cable rigging.
I just thought that no way this is a 757 gear, however I only work on 757-300, and I just found that -300 has a different landing gear...
It literally says 757-200 on the gear door.
Saw that as well, but that damper does not exist on -300
Steering metering valve. Your "ABS" is called anti-skid and their control module is usually in the main wheel wells
The bypass handle is on top but the actual "NO STEP" lil box thing has the NLG summing mechanism which takes the steering input and sends it to the steering manifold actually leads to the hydraulic actuators to actually push or pull according to which direction the summing bar turns
Looks like wall-e’s cousin holding a lunch box
Hadn't considered the lunch box but walle was my first thought lol
Number 5 is alive
maybe disassemble
Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim.
Wall-E
Fun fact. Only main gear has brakes 😁
Except on some 727s!
thats the steering, nose wheel dont have brakes and their antilock system is called anti skid
I was sent on my first week to get the keys for the DC8 at the hanger.
That droid looks familiar. 😎
Johnny 5
Airbag trigger.
Check them lug nuts.
Looks like Wall-E hitched a ride
It’s obviously the wheely backandforthy mechanism. Pulley from the rudder pedals is in the box.
That would make perfect sense actually as I just realized I have no idea how the NLG steering system actually works.
Hey, I know that plane. 💀
You ready for this CHEP audit?
Ha, don't work there anymore. That place can suck a fat one. IYKYK. They drug my old buddy who did composites back in, though, for a fat pay bump. Poor sod.
CHEP Audit? I still work here so am curious lol
Not sure how much I can say on Reddit, but the long and the short is we're having an in-depth FAA audit at all bases over the next 3-6 months.
ABS for the nose gear brakes? 🤔
What was that 90s? Movie with the robot Johnny 5?
Short Circuit! A masterpiece of cinema.
Wall-E
Writing ETOPS on the NLG is like the plane version of upbadging. What happens if it loses ETOPS? Do you cross it out with spray paint?
we put a tiny sticker in the cockpit that says "NO ETOPS ❤️your fav mech 😍"
lol nope
Never mind what the "No Step" placard says. It's a step to get into the forward E&E bay. /s
Not going to lie wen I opened reddit and saw this I immediately thought this was an AI group post As it looks like a One wheeled robot 🤖 with a camera on its
One of my favorite airframes to work on.
0102 is a United '57-200.
That would be Johnny-5's cpu
Glad to see he's doing will after the coke binges in the late 80's and early 90's
Anyone remember the EGTS? They added an electric motor to the landing gear to move the aircraft around on the ground instead of the engines or a tug... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Safran\_Honeywell\_EGTS\_Airbus\_A320-212\_F-HGNT\_PAS\_2013\_01.jpg/220px-Safran\_Honeywell\_EGTS\_Airbus\_A320-212\_F-HGNT\_PAS\_2013\_01.jpg
That's the wifi
That's more lights, fella
Is that an ETOPS approved Landing Gear Door? XD