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Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:05am

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A brake unit (heat pack) change on a 737-800.
Brake approx 180 kg
Main wheel approx 185 kg

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Reply #1 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:07am

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That's a heck of a brake. Shocked

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Reply #2 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:42am

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Great shots Matt...

One of the things I miss is the quality time I spent with our Flight Engineers in the hangars talking with the Aviation Technicians.

I had one old Crew Chief tell me he was only lending me the aircraft, I was to return it in good working order with all said parts still attached. Grin

We had what we called "snag sheets" and before I filled one out I would talk with our Flight Engineer and if we did not carry a Flight Engineer I would take my "Number One" over to the Crew Chief and we would converse with him. It made for a great working relationship and a better understanding by both sides.

At one time it was not uncommon to see college boys spilling beer with grease monkeys in the local pub and talking shop.
I wonder if those days are long gone, have airlines just got to dam big and everyone in a hurry?

Thanks for the shots Matt.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #3 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:58am

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very interesting...a job with high responsability, always happy to be able to take a peek! That´s not the front gear, right?

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Reply #4 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 12:02pm

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Great shots Matt...

I had one old Crew Chief tell me he was only lending me the aircraft, I was to return it in good working order with all said parts still attached.

Thanks for the shots Matt.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Quite right Doug. It is only a short term rental contract between the engineers and flight crew. If I give it to you in a serviceable condition, then it is reasonable to expect it back in said condition. One exception......if in the very unlikely possibility it does go wrong, it is your fault and you probably broke it as a personal attack against me Grin

Matt

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Reply #5 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 12:04pm

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Mobius wrote on Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:07am:

That's a heck of a brake. Shocked

Agreed

Ijineda wrote on Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:58am:

That´s not the front gear, right?

Looks to me like it's the left main gear Wink

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Reply #6 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 12:13pm

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Ijineda wrote on Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:58am:

very interesting...a job with high responsability, always happy to be able to take a peek! That´s not the front gear, right?

That is the main gear brake number 1 of 4. Each wheel has one unit. I do recall reading that early 727's has nose gear brakes and it was an option on 737-200's, but I would have thought that the weight penalty (weight of the brake and any structural reinforcement) would have not been worth the effort. The nose gear only takes about 10% of an aircrafts weight.

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Reply #7 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 1:41pm

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Ah, the smell of oil an grease in the morning... Nice to see you at work. Quite heavy stuff as it seems.

At least you have the proper equipment to remove the brakes!

I was servicing a Pieralisi decanter (*) today, just had to remove a small metal ring and bearing from a shaft. But the boss forgot to provide me with a small yet essential tool. So after consulting the manual I suddenly found myself standing 2 m high on a pallet with a 40 kilo shaft and scraper in my hands. The 15 minutes of easy work turned into 2 hours of fighting with stuborn bolts and parts...

(*) one of these babies...

But in the end, as Expat pobably will know, it give a great feeling of sastisfaction when you get another job done...

Keep on doing the good work and please, keep on posting your shots. Wink

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Reply #8 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 8:10pm

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Neat stuff... I often wonder what I'm doing wrestling with wires and software when I could be turning a wrench; I really enjoy getting my hands greasy. Grin

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Reply #9 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 3:00am

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Nascar pit crews think they are hot stuff changing tires on a 200mph sedan, you get to change brakes and tires on a 500mph beast!!! Jealous!!

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Reply #10 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 9:27am

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BigTruck wrote on Feb 6^th, 2008 at 3:00am:

Nascar pit crews think they are hot stuff changing tires on a 200mph sedan, you get to change brakes and tires on a 500mph beast!!! Jealous!!

Don't be............At 02:00 in the AM with the rain coming down sideways and your fingers so cold you can't feel them, I would swap for a nice race day in the warm any time. This was only in the hanger due to the aircraft having a day stop and the airport needing the parking area. Otherwise I would have been very wet Cry

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Reply #11 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 10:06am

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Thanks for posting Matt, Thanks to you we get to see alot of thinks that we normally wouldn't. Mark

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Reply #12 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 10:43am

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...biohazard substance??? Wtf Shocked

(pic #7)

I'm thinking to get some of these to fit them into my racing-bobbycar, should do their job on an Alps-trip speeding down mountain passes! Cool

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Reply #13 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 10:44am

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Roughrider wrote on Feb 6^th, 2008 at 10:06am:

Thanks for posting Matt, Thanks to you we get to see alot of thinks that we normally wouldn't. Mark

That is exactly what my aim is. I am in the lucky position of being able to show you some things that you would not be able to see from the perimeter fence. I hope I get it across OK.

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Reply #14 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 11:08am

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I know these birds use high pressure tires, but I'd never have thought it might be used to operate the jack....(if that's what I'm seeing).....

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