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There's that Loose Nut Again!!

Glassman

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Some of you may have read a post or two about a problem I had with my boat (ever since I bought it) - the elusive "Loose Nut Behind the Wheel". :eek:

Well, it seems that I'm not the only one...and this time it could have been disastrous!

An Air Force reconnaissance airplane caught fire in April, endangering the lives of 27 airmen aboard the plane -- all because a retaining nut connecting oxygen tubing was not tightened properly, accident investigators have determined. Investigators determined the ensuing fire caused $62.4 millon in damage to the RC-135V...
...had the plane taken off, all 27 crew members could have died in an ensuing crash.


Whole story:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/politics/loose-nut-air-force-crash/index.html
 

rkluck

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I saw that story earlier. They were lucky!
 

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A high speed abort is never fun! Crew must have done a great job assessing and communicating in a short time span. Well done fellas.
 
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