Old lead tech told me to skip the bonding test on a King Air 200. Failed the next day.

Tom, the guy with 30 years in. Said bonding straps were always fine on that model. Skipped it. Next morning, the #2 comm had static so bad pilot couldn't hear approach. Had to redo the whole bonding check. Cost me 3 hours. Anyone else get burned by that old timer shortcut advice?

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abby_morgan188d ago

Tell you what @simon_carr, had a similar shortcut on a Navajo cost me a whole Saturday redoing grounds.

simon_carr8d ago

Buddy of mine had the same thing happen on a Lear 45. Old school guy told him the bonding checks were a waste of time, said he'd never seen one fail in twenty years. First flight after that, the HF radio was completely useless. Tower kept telling him to switch frequencies and he could barely hear them. Ended up pulling the plane back into the hangar for a full day. Found three corroded straps on the vertical fin. Cost him a charter trip and a pissed off customer. Learned the hard way, shortcuts always bite you in the ass eventually.

phoenix_singh258d ago

Honestly that's how a lot of stuff goes these days. People get comfortable because nothing's happened yet, then one day it all falls apart and you're scrambling to fix something that was preventable the whole time. It's like ignoring a weird noise in your car until the engine blows on the highway.