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A line from a Delta pilot about wire chafing stuck with me
Last month I was riding in the jumpseat on a reposition flight out of DEN, and the captain pointed at a bundle near the flap actuator. He said, "Every scrape you find now is a grounding you avoid later." I've been chasing chafing reports for 8 years, but hearing it framed like that made me check my own harness routing at home, turns out my shop vac cord was rubbing on a metal bracket. Since then I started photographing every contact point before and after installs. Anyone else have a habit of finding wear marks in random places, like car interiors or appliances, that made them look at their work different?
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susanh469d ago
Wait, your shop vac cord was rubbing on a bracket and you only noticed after a pilot told you about chafing? That blows my mind. I mean, that cord runs every time you vacuum and you never caught it? Not trying to be a jerk but that is kind of wild. It really shows how we tune out stuff we see every day. I bet half the wear points in my own garage would jump out at me if I actually stopped and looked. Now I want to go check my dryer vent hose and the cord on my circular saw.
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