Had a crazy week where every connector pin I touched was bent

Last Tuesday I was working on a LRU swap on a 737NG and every single cannon plug I opened had at least one bent pin. I spent 4 hours just straightening pins on three different connectors before I could even think about hooking things back up. My lead just looked at me and said "someone really forced these on" and walked away. The worst part was a D-sub on the flight deck that had 3 pins folded flat from a bad mate job. Has anyone else run into a whole batch of connectors like that or was this just my cursed week?

3 comments

3 Comments

nora_dixon1mo ago

Man I feel your pain, that sounds like a COMPLETELY miserable week.

the_margaret1mo ago

Is it really that big of a deal, or just part of the job?

uma_johnson1mo ago

someone really forced these on" - bet the previous guy was rushing to catch a beer.