Remember when we used to just eyeball torque values on a Cessna 172 in Tucson?

After a stripped bolt caused a minor gear issue on a rental plane back in '08, our whole shop switched to digital torque wrenches for every single fastener, no exceptions.

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sean85411d ago

That '08 gear issue sounds like a real wake-up call. Did the rental company ever push back on the cost of switching the whole shop over to digital tools?

logan52511d ago

Oh they loved it... said it was like buying a new car after the wheels fell off.

paulw5310d ago

Wait they had to switch the whole shop over? That's insane, like thousands of dollars just for some gear that broke. Can't believe a rental place would ever agree to eat that cost, they usually fight over every little scratch.