Author Archives: Peter Docken

Propeller Blade Departure Bird Strike Propeller blade departure! A 1995 built South African Airlink BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft (ZS-NRJ) Right hand propeller blade (one out of five) sheared to puncture the Fuselage, when a large bird struck the engine on its final approach to the Venetia Mine Airport in South Africa. View Full Post

Falcon 50 900 2000 Proximity Switch Test Box Operation View Full Post

How to Convert Watts to Amps Converting watts to amps can be done using the power formula, which states that I = P ÷ E, where P is power measured in watts, I is currently measured in amps, and E is the voltage measured in volts.  Given this, to find amps given power and voltage use […]

Pilot/Mechanic Communications It’s never good when the pilot comes walking through the hangar door 15 minutes after departure. Uh oh. The mechanic starts mentally running through the work he just did on the airplane. The pilot is probably calm because it is clearly not his fault. You have a good working relationship with him or […]

TOOL RENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FALCON F10 Nose Gear Steering Test Box Product Description: Connects to Landing Gear connectors. Place nose tires on a grease plate. Operate tiller. Provides for quick and efficient testing of the Nose Steering Circuits. Eliminates disassembly to do the test. View Full Post

The story of Gulfstream GV N777TY Mechanics put popsicle sticks in the squat switches during maintenance (to put the plane “on the ground”, for troubleshooting, while on jacks). Mechanics forgot to remove the popsicle sticks. The pilots missed it on Preflight Inspection. The plane took off. Everything was out of whack so they went around […]

View Falcon Tool Requirements for A+B Checks

Working with the 24v Test Lights on the Breakout Box How to interpret light bulb intensity The light comes on If the intensity is bright=healthy circuit. A steady light-good connection and you have a good ground. A dim light: resistance, lower voltage, bad connection, broken wire strands, corrosion, poor ground, etc. Swap components and instantly […]

Mini Voltmeters and Test Lights for Our Breakout Boxes: Advancing The Art of Troubleshooting HART AVIATION Tools is pleased to announce new BREAK-OUT BOX troubleshooting accessories for our Standard 50 Pin and 90 Pin BREAK-OUT BOXES. NOW WATCH YOUR CIRCUIT FUNCTION IN REAL TIME. View Full Post

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