Serious question, why do new guys crimp the shield drain to the connector backshell instead of grounding it at the rack?

Cora Patel · 2026-10-16T23:40:03.49603+00:00

Had a jet come in with intermittent GPS dropouts last Tuesday and traced it to a shield wire crimped right at the backshell, ground loop through the airframe. Cost us 6 hours and a cannon plug repin just to find it. Anyone else see this taught in school, or is it just the guys we get at the shop in Wichita?

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