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c/aircraft-mechanics•jana_jonesjana_jones•1mo ago

That one phrase from an IA inspector stuck with me

Was working a line check on a CRJ-900 in Denver last Friday. IA guy walks by and says "most crashes happen because somebody got bored." Hit me hard. How many times have I rushed a walkaround because I'd done it 50 times that month? That boredom is the killer. Anyone else have a routine check that almost got you because you stopped paying attention?
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marywilson
marywilson1mo agoTop Commenter
Started walking around the right side of a 737 last summer and almost missed the flap track fairing was loose. Same feeling, like my brain checked out because "it's always fine." How do you keep yourself from that auto-pilot mode when you are doing the same check for the fifth time in a shift?
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phoenixw11
phoenixw111mo ago
Nailed it man. Familiarity breeds complacency every single time.
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mark_carr7
mark_carr71mo ago
Boredom keeps you sharp, keeps you from panicking.
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