Features
Tool Control and Safety: How I Lost My Hair
By Cdr. Bert Ortiz, Naval Safety Center
The Naval Safety Center’s maintenance officer shares thoughts and insight about tool control from his nearly 30-year career.
Who’s the Dummy Now?
By AME1(AW) Deeken, VFA-146
Tool control includes a wide area of items. In this case, dummy rounds used to empty the gun system.
Wrenched Into Trouble
By AM2(AW) Brandon Green, VAQ-142
Losing a tool is a bad thing, but it’s worse when the aircraft is on a combat mission.
Lost, Missing, Broken, or Worn
By AD1 Patricio Florendo, VFA-27
These terms usually refer to hand tools, but they also can describe handles on an engine trailer.
Paint Burns
By AE2 Mike Tano, HS-2
A simple tool-control step, returning and accounting for hazmat, turns bad.
Crane Gets the Drop on Maintainers
By AD1(AW) Jude Ezedike, HS-15
Senior maintainers aren’t perfect, and this story shares how important refresher training is before operating equipment.
Best Practice: Turning a Bucket of Bolts Into Beauty
By AOCM(AW/NAC) James Thompson, HS-6
Good “best practice” story that shares ORM lessons learned putting together “hangar queens” while operating.
ARSIPS: The New Kid on the Block
By Darrell Monday, Fleet Support Team, Jacksonville
A retired Sailor shares useful information about the new ram air turbine on the ARSIPS.
Tough Guy Meets His Match
By AT1 Somkit Carter, HSL-46
Another electrician gets a lesson about electricity.
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An Electrifying Experience
By AT3 Anna Rhees, VPU-2
The line between safe and unsafe maintenance sometimes is inches and other times miles.
Shrouded in Confusion
By AM3 Steve Rutledge, VFA-131
This maintainer bares his soul about poor maintenance practices and a serious in-flight incident.
Departments
Getting Tool Control Under Control
By Dan Steber, Naval Safety Center
The editor discusses the featured topic and shares some facts about tool control.
Maintainers in the Trenches
A pictorial homage to the people who keep planes flying.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Photos and short summaries of the best and worst found around the fleet.
Air-Wing Toolbox: NAVAIR Attacks Wiring Issues From All Sides
By Jim Jenkins, NAVAIR
A good look at NAVAIR’s program for aircraft wiring inspection training.
Mishap Stats
Bravo Zulu
HSL-42 Det. 10, HSL-42, VMFA-251, VFA-81, HSL-37 Det. 2, HS-2, VMFA(AW)-225, VAW-121, HSL-48 Det 7, VAQ-130, VFA-195, HSL-37, HSL-48 Det 1, HSM-41, HSL-37 Det 1, VAQ-137, and HSL-42 Det. 3
Crossfeed
Maintenance experts talk about PPE, airframes, paraloft, and electrical and Class C Mishaps
Sierra Hotel
Commands that have completed surveys, culture workshops and MRM presentations.
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