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ronwasson(at)mindspring.c
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: !~ F.O.D. CHECK ~!

CJ-6a had jammed elevator. There was no fod we could find. I found  

one small screw missing from the back control stick boot. It was not  

in the belly but the stick would not come aft of neutral. Felt like a  

control lock stop . Four tries later a magnet probe pulled it out of  

the control tubes under the seat, wedge tight between the inner and  

outer tubes covered in grease. The screw had a clear shot to fall  

there from the boot and a opening in the outer tube. This was a small  

screw that was totally out of sight and about a foot up the tube  

looking from behind.



On Aug 24, 2007, at 11:17 PM, Mark Scrivener wrote:



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 I'm not going to mention any names, but there was a Yak 50 down at  

 my local FBO in for annual. I had witnessed this very airplane  

 aggressively flying dogfights a few weeks prior.



 During the annual, the following were removed from the tail:



 Metal AA size flashlight

 Metal ball point pen

 several fuel receipts

 and a few other small items that I can't quite recall.



 These items were wedged way back in the tail - such that a typical  

 bang on the tail F.O.D. check would not have revealed their presence.



 When is the last time you removed a panel to check for F.O.D.?





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viperdoc(at)mindspring.co
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:04 am Post subject: !~ F.O.D. CHECK ~!

I found a small Phillips head (approx 3 mm) screw driver lodged next to the

control tube in my 50. When I questioned the avionics tech that installed my

radios and transponder if it was his, it was denied. Curious though. It was

not there before they worked on the plane because I had the floor panel off

chasing a sticking break cable a few days earlier.

Also found a roll of electrical tape lodged next to the tail wheel shock

absorber at the far aft bulkhead attachment point. Found it when I was

replacing the bearing in the end cap. I don't use electrical tape on

aircraft. I have not found any used in the AC either? Being black tape and

lodged below and behind the shock absorber, it was not seen on the digital

camera photo inspection of the empanage.

So much for the theory that FOD will fall out of the tail because there is a

big hole back there that the tail wheel strut sticks out of on the belly! 

Anyway my point is, as is Tj's, check often and especially after someone

else has worked on your aircraft or you have had a stranger in the backseat.

I have all my pax empty their pockets before going flying anyway when I give

52 rides. 

If one had been a bit more anal about cleaning out their pockets, wearing

pants/shorts with securable pockets or had worn that flight suit with

zippered pockets the below would hopefully not have been in the tail. Being

anal about checking for FOD would have turned this up before annual as a

surprise. 

Not trying to start the why wear a flight suit issue here. They are not

worth a crap anyway if the zippers are left open and that gay shoulder flap

on the pin/pencil pocket has been removed anyway. 

We have not lost one to FOD lately, but it sounds like we have been lucky.

Doc

 



During the annual, the following were removed from the tail:



Metal AA size flashlight

Metal ball point pen

several fuel receipts

and a few other small items that I can't quite recall.





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HawkerPilot2015

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Posts: 503

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: Re: !~ F.O.D. CHECK ~!

Part of EVERY pre-flight should also include a personal one. Check your pockets for loose change, keys, cell phones, pens, old chewing gum, the number of that ugly chick from last night...her panties....you get the point. 



I had interior panels made that have pockets built into them. I also bought a couple of small zippered bags that are easily attached to one of the countless lightening holes in the airplane. Use a small carabiner that can be had at any Target, Walmart (the Devil)....



I also have a jug that has about $5.00 worth of change in it from emptying out my pockets.....beer money...and something that keeps me from calling TJ and telling him I will need a check for whats left of my airplane.

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