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That damn fuel injector on a 737 took me 8 hours when it should have been 2
I had this one injector on a 737-800 that just would not seat right. First hour I tried the usual tricks, tapping it in, lube, the whole deal. Nothing. Second hour I pulled it back out, cleaned the bore again, still no luck. By hour six I was ready to toss the whole engine, finally found a tiny burr inside the mounting hole from a previous install job. Had to file it down carefully and then it slid in like butter. Has anyone else dealt with hidden burrs that just ruin your whole shift?
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fiona_kim975d agoMost Upvoted
That burr story sounds like a stretch honestly. Eight hours on a single injector? I've done plenty of 737 injectors and never had one take more than four. Filing the whole hole preemptively feels like overkill for a rare issue. Most of the time it's just dirt or a bad gasket causing the hang up, not some microscopic burr from a previous guy. Unless you're working on a high time engine that's been rebuilt three times, odds are low you'll hit that problem. I think people make it sound way worse than it really is.
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charles8366d ago
I saw a thread on another forum where a guy found three different burrs inside the same hole on a used engine. They said it took them ten hours total to get the injector in because they kept missing one near the bottom. Usually I just run a small round file around the whole hole before I even try to seat anything, saves me from your exact situation. That burr from a previous install is a nightmare because you never expect it to be there.
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