I finally hit 1,000 harness repairs without a rework

It took me about 4 years at the shop near Dallas, but I counted up my logbook entries and I just passed 1,000 harness repairs with zero callbacks. That includes a lot of fiddly work on old Gulfstream wiring where the diagrams were garbage. I never thought I'd keep track like that, but now I'm kind of wondering if anyone else bothers to count their successes or just moves on to the next job.

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mark_green18d ago

Man those old Gulfstream diagrams are a nightmare, I feel your pain! I kept a similar tally on my toolbox when I was doing a lot of 737 repairs and it was a solid motivator.

betty_perry2418d agoMost Upvoted

I read somewhere that some of the old-timers in the Gulfstream maintenance crowd actually kept tally marks on their toolboxes, you know, like a brag board. Hitting 1,000 with zero rework is no joke, especially with those garbage wiring diagrams you mentioned (I've heard that's a nightmare with older Gulfstreams). I think it's smart to count successes like that, it helps you see the real quality of your work when you're just cranking through jobs.

harperp2418d ago

Yeah, I remember hearing a guy say he had a whole row of tallies from his time on the GIVs.