Walked into a hangar in Wichita and saw something that made me stop

I was at a small shop off McConnell AFB last Tuesday picking up a torque wrench and noticed their new hydraulic mule had a hose routed right against the exhaust manifold. The insulation was already melted in a 4 inch spot after just a few cycles, and the shop lead said they bought it that way from a surplus dealer. Has anyone else seen new equipment come in with clear routing issues like this, or is it just me thinking someone skipped the manual on that one?

1 comments

1 Comment

oliver2429d ago

Used to figure surplus dealers caught everything before it hit the floor... clearly that's not the case anymore. That melted spot is a big deal too, one good vibration and that hose could rub through or worse, catch fire. Saw a similar thing on a tow tractor a few years back, bracket was just zip tied to the oil line and nobody caught it until the line cracked. Sounds like somebody rushed the setup and didn't bother with a simple walk-around check. Good on you for spotting it before it became a real problem.