Photo by MC3 Nichelle Noelle Whitfield.
By AM3(AW) Camron Michael Pecoraro
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hen I got to work that day, I had no idea that my squadron would discover a discrepancy for which there were no checklists, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS) specifications, or inspection criteria. I thought it would be just like any other day, as an Airframes Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI). Usually, I am called on to do everything from phase maintenance, to assisting with the troubleshooting
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of pilot discrepancies on Functional Check Flights (FCF). On this day I was working as a troubleshooter on a post phase aircraft, helping out where I could and trying to finish signoffs as efficiently as possible so that we could get this aircraft flying again. So far the aircraft’s progress was slow but steady. There were a few discrepancies that were being corrected by other shops but the ground turns were
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