Torque wrench calibration on the line vs. the shop bench

For 12 years I checked torque by feel on the flight line, just a click and a nod, then a new inspector caught me 15 foot-pounds low on a flap track bolt. Now I use a digital adapter on every critical fastener, and I log the reading on my phone before the sign-off. The old way worked until it didn't, and that one miss cost me a rework in Atlanta. Any of you switched to digital, or do you still trust the click and go?

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eva_lewis6d ago

Friend of mine did the same, got hammered by QA over it.