Stig Shift #23 (Aircraft Maintenance Adventures)

Welcome back everybody and can you believe it 23 episodes at this point, this is getting into Netflix style movie era. But I’m having so much fun, I will not stop having fun because you all are here having fun with me. Thank you so much and feel free to leave any questions down below and I will try to get back to you promptly.
If you see any discrepancies within the video, please feel free to correct me. I will pin your comment. Thank you for watching. I’ll see you guys on the next one.
#airbus #aircraft #aircraftmaintenance #aircraftmechanic #aviation #boeing #learningeveryday #stigaviation #themoreyouknow #wefixyoufly #stigshift #education #teaching #youtube #youtubetaughtme 

[@scottgoode9874]

Absolutely amazing words for your mum. Well said. You only have 1 set of parents.

[@StigAviation]

She is my protector and everlasting teacher in life.

[@Blockrocko]

You are absolutely correct with the Merc @ 25:48 being very rare. It's a 560 SEC AMG. Part of why it's so rare and unique is the interesting relationship between AMG and Mercedes at the time. Some of you may or may not recall, that AMG used to be a separate tuning company that overhauled already manufactured cars. You couldn't order an AMG SEC from a Mercedes dealer like you can now (Well, technically you can't order an SEC anymore, but you get the point). You had to order a regular SEC and then put up another order with AMG and deliver your car to them for an overhaul. The process involved multiple mechanical modifications to increase the power and improve the handling, but also hacking up the body to give it the flared fenders and sometimes even repainting the whole car while they were at it. The conversions were very well made, looking and working like that was the way the cars left the factory. When you were too rich for a regular SEC, this is what you got to impress your friends.

[@StigAviation]

That’s absolutely phenomenal information, thank you so much for letting everybody know. That was awesome. 🤙

[@ryanlittleton5615]

Oh I thought it was a Hammer. TY

[@RichardLewis-g4e]

Thanks for sharing! I pray the next generation will share Your enthusiasm.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for being here and watching. I wish the same for the next generation. I will do my best to pass the knowledge.

[@lmedina10]

Beautiful shout out to your Mum! She really did an amazing job Stig!! Happy Mother’s Day to her. 🌹

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@lmedina10]

@@StigAviationyou are very welcome! ☺️

[@ForTheBirbs]

What a treat. We get the barking dog, and a bonus kitty cat. Cheers Stig!

[@StigAviation]

Cheers. Thank you for watching

[@av8bvma513]

@@StigAviation Kitty cat called?

[@joanieswanson570]

I’ll be 66 on May 25 th. You continue to teach this old dog new tricks! I ‘bout melted on the floor when I saw that awesome Maserati. What a gorgeous car. Thank you, be safe, take care.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for being here and I am happy that me and you both can learn new things. Wishing you a happy birthday. 🎁🎂🎊

[@joanieswanson570]

@@StigAviation Thank you! I feel younger every year.

[@lmedina10]

Omygosh!! Stig is on!! Let’s stay up and watch the video!!! Who needs sleep 😴!!!!

[@nunobarros3629]

"Stig is on....Stig is o-on..."

[@SWAFanPilot]

Yeah it’s 10pm for me but I’m staying up to watch this!

[@JoeisHungry]

True

[@randomgmtr478]

AGREED

[@Mayormayor47]

Oof. It’s 3 AM here. What’s another 58 minutes anyways. GOOOOD MORNING EVERYBODY

[@fatbudgiekillen8997]

Wise words at the end for all the senior technicians and trainees. In my field(automotive) , I had some very poor teachers and a couple of very good ones. You are in the very good class! Excellent videos 🎉

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much, we got a pass down our knowledge.

[@wyskass861]

What I always appreciate about airliner redundancies is that these aren't just duplicates or backups but webs of asymmetrically configured overlapping systems. It would take multiple of failures of different types in multiple places from multiple causes to get to a catastrophic situation. And also, rather than binary failures there are degrees of capability degradation. Many people smart people have thought about these things. I especially like the Airbus hydraulics design.

[@StigAviation]

That’s exactly the way I see it as well. This is why I love airplanes, it’s pure engineering perfection.

[@eliott.6997]

Thanks again Stig! I’ll never tire of learning about these beautiful machines. Lovely words for your Mother there. Family is important. Always remember where you came from. 🫡

[@StigAviation]

Absolutely, I am incredibly thankful for my mother.

[@terrygivens132]

Stig is a great teacher.

[@blackdogisinthehouse]

You and your videos have become a bright part of my day. The devotion to your job and your honest descriptions of what you see and how you deal with very technical issues and so many details is amazing! Your videos are never TOO LONG or repetitive, please don't change your way of creating them. A little humor, makes you and the work more real. Thank you!! 👍

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much. I appreciate you and your time.

[@jtaylor983]

Stig, I’m currently an apprentice getting my engineering license and your videos are massively helpful to develop my knowledge and aid my understanding on different systems and processes. Thank you for taking your time to make these videos, it’s highly appreciated 💪

[@StigAviation]

I am wishing you the best success in your career as an engineer, and I’m very happy these videos are helping. Cheers 🤙

[@ugway4878]

Unsure if you've already done something like this, but I (and surely many others) would be very interested to watch a video about your journey in becoming an aircraft mechanic for the airlines. Watching through your series of videos has honestly made me seriously consider line maintenance as a potential career, so any insight you can provide into the process would be truly invaluable. Not that you are obliged, though! Every episode of Stig Shift is enough of a blessing as is.

[@StigAviation]

One of these days, I’m going to sit down and make a very long video and talk about the path I took, and where my career led me. I would need to gather my thoughts and hopefully jog my memory. It’s been 25 years since I started, I’ve done a lot. I’ve seen a lot. Putting that into a video is a bit difficult, but I will do it.

[@jardabursik9574]

Hello Stig. I've been an aviation enthusiast for more than 20 years, and I've piloted two types of aircraft you are servicing. Even though I have been through FCOMs, FCTMs, and AMMs my whole career, I have learned more from your videos in a few months than I have from these books in 20 years. :D Keep up the good work.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much, and much like you. I am always a student of aviation. I’m always learning.

[@NovejSpeed3]

My goodness this was a good one Stig. Thank you for talking about the airbus Nose gear faults! My goodness how cool is that 777 built in test function? You would think the EICAS would be enough but that maintenance access computer is amazing!!! Wow!!!!

[@stellarproductions8888]

You know the 777 maintenance terminal runs on Windows XP, takes a long time to boot up into the OS. But once its running, its solid, provides all the information that a maintenance engineer needs, to fix a plane, or figure out whats wrong with it. I saw him do a more thorough video on that terminal from start to finish in an older video, thats how I know that. But the 787 Dreamliner plastic princess has the maintenance terminal all built into the main flight computer, so no need for a separate terminal.

[@StigAviation]

I am very happy you enjoyed it, and to show you on the next one, the 787 has integrated it built in test functions into the EICAS 👍

[@William2512]

Another awsome stream. Amazing how the flaps work, so many mechanisms in place that need to work together. My sincerest thank you for your educational shows

[@StigAviation]

It’s my pleasure William. Glad you enjoyed it

[@aidenhodges1745]

Stig the man is back with another amazing upload, this guy never fails to impress us with his videos. Keep up the great work and can't wait for the next one.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much Aiden

[@gtfrost8953]

My only excuse to ever stay up late, glad to be early to this one! Great work stig!

[@StigAviation]

Hope you enjoyed it, and thank you for being here

[@LippoM]

One of the best videos and I'm watched nearly all of them after discovering your channel 2 weeks ago

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much. I’m very happy you enjoyed it

[@shadowman3320]

I finally got to see the barking dogs. We sat on the tarmac once while those things ran over and over again. Finally, we returned to the gate where something was repaired, and we finally left over an hour late.

[@StigAviation]

By any chance was this in LAX at gate 41 that you had the delay?

[@shadowman3320]

@@StigAviation Nope, Dallas, on United.

[@marcelkrchnak]

I am speechless!!! This is one of the best video I watched up to now, at your channel. Shiiit, you are making me happy and hungry for mooore knowledge everytime I watch your videos. Plus, I extremely appreciate the quality, postproduction, narration recorded during editing process... Very time consumpting in my opinion. When I was recording me playing guitars and putting it all together, it also took certain amount of time. Stig - please, never stop! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Plus, I am always improving my knowledge of the english language, right with your help. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND PASSION👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much Marcel. it’s a pleasure to have you here.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Oh yes! Straight in and face to face with the Airbus Barking Dog !

[@StigAviation]

🐶

[@Verypickledlemon]

Stig, you caught me a bit late 😂 will watch in the morning, now i’ve got something to look forward to!

[@StigAviation]

My friend. Rest. It will be here when you have time.

[@mikekelly702]

THATS what that weird noise is when youre on an A321....Great video. Love your vids.....keep posting all those great shots.

[@StigAviation]

Yup. That’s it. The PTU (aka barking dog) 👍

[@Twobarpsi]

16:16 Learned there is an "anti shimmy accumulator" in the nose wheel. Not very scientifically, but accurately described by Airbus 😃 That AMG Benz I believe is a 600 SEC!! Wow 👍😎🤙

[@StigAviation]

It’s interesting sometimes how they write the manuals and the wording they use. You have to kind of stop and say to yourself…. What!?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Daviation757]

Stig, you are by far my favorite aviation channel on KZbin right now. As a pilot myself I love seeing the maintenance side of aviation cause without you guys I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing haha. Keep up the amazing work and content 😎🤙

[@StigAviation]

I appreciate you the kind words. thank you for being here

[@andreweppink4498]

At (24:04). Man, those Tesla trux look like Martian landers or something. Goofy looking.

[@StigAviation]

They look very futuristic, I wonder if this is where the design is going in future days.

[@josephberchini519]

You’re the best always looking forward for your videos. God bless you and your family.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much Joseph.

[@robertander1386]

One more wonderful video as always Stig. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us my friend.

[@StigAviation]

It’s my pleasure Robert, thank you for being here

[@DColcla]

Hello, from the MIA FO! Look forward to seeing you again, Stig! Now, on to your video!

[@StigAviation]

How are you my friend, always a pleasure to see you. Let me know when you’re in LAX. I’ll try to stop by.

[@thelegendaryme]

FINALLY I CAN WATCH STIG AGAIN (my phone broke and i had no way to comment) its been a while but im back since i have my mums laptop since im on holiday in turkey i got here yesterday at 10:30 UK time and im here until the 30th and my birthday is the 24th first of all ive never flown on the A320 but i was expecting a charter flight with an airline i never knew about before called Freebird Airlines but i googled it and found out its a Turkish charter airline that has partnerships with TUI and then i understood it but weirdly enough i had a TUI A320 operated by Avion Express which i found out by simply googling the registration number on the tail and i remembered at that moment that and i got to sit i the pilots seat and not only that i gave the copilot my camera and the copilot took photos of me sitting in the captains seat and i got to hold the sidestick and thrust levers all on my first A320 experience and as i returned to my seat to get my bags which sadly i forgot one anyways (my bag of haribo gummy bears 😭😭😭) but i also noticed while grabbing my bag i looked out the left side of the plane across from where i sat during the flight and saw the TUI colours on the tail of a plane and on the same planes tails it said *BOEING 767-300* i was geeking outttttttttttttttttt only TUI Nordic still flies em

[@StigAviation]

It’s so good to have you back,. Take your time and catch up on the videos there’s plenty of them for you.

[@thelegendaryme]

@@StigAviation im glad to be back and i cant wait to watch the videos ive missed!

[@350zvince]

Stig, you are a good dude. Thank you for sharing your amazing aviation world 👍

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I appreciate you for being here and watching.

[@BradyPhotgraphy]

I have that l-1011 model, they've become quite valuable! LOVE LOVE LOVE the L-1011, miss them very much!

[@StigAviation]

Same here. I miss working on them very much.

[@jonbradshaw3385]

Stig, you have the heart of a teacher. Thank you for all of the knowledge that you share. I learn so much with every video. I have no doubt that your Mother is incredibly proud of you!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so Jon. I appreciate you sir.

[@SkyLineR34GT-R]

"Aaand the Weather Radar will make pancakes!" love your work, Sir ❤

[@StigAviation]

Thank you 🤙 cheers

[@arashbidadkosh5999]

Great as ever! Thank you, Stig!

[@StigAviation]

Many thanks 🙏

[@poorks]

this is _ incredible _ content, I'm learning so many interesting things - and presentation is simply amazing, not to mention fun! :D many thanks

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much. I’m happy you are enjoying it

[@hayleyxyz]

12:01 Love the L-1011! (and your cat :p)

[@StigAviation]

Definitely one of my favorite models.

[@JoeisHungry]

btw like the editing style and the voice over it works really well, I know first hand that a YT channel is a lot of work

[@StigAviation]

It definitely takes me a while to put all this together, I like to be detailed and what I show. But it’s worth it because people learn and they discover new things. And I get to talk to wonderful people like you.

[@JoeisHungry]

@@StigAviation thanks man, I see you are still answering all your comments, I still do too, although my subs can be a little weird at times. I just dropped off a very dear friend of mine for a 15 hour flight from ATL to ICN and see you do your work and what I know about aviation, I feel good knowing she will be safe. take care and be safe out there

[@bronsonzanelloyd]

Another Stig Shift!!!! Dutch Roll is a stability issue. Occurs with strong lateral stability, but weak directional stability - Yawing motion out of sync with rolling motion. Works like so: 1) Aircraft initially disturbed in Yaw, causes roll in the same direction. 2) As aircraft yaws back, it rolls in the opposite direction. (Aircraft yaws past the original position) 3) The cycle repeats.

[@StigAviation]

Fantastic information. Thank you so much

[@fullmetal_dragon]

Stig! I joyfully am on a trip this week, and as I was sitting in my airplane seat watching the ground crew prepare for pushback I thought, "I would love it if Stig talked about what it took to go through schooling and become an aircraft mechanic." Keep up the awesome content!

[@StigAviation]

One of these days, I will make a video just for that, a journey of how to become an aircraft mechanic.

[@ivash7044]

Hey Stig! Thank you so much for these type of videos. I am 18 years old and I’m looking into the aviation industry. You really are expanding my knowledge and trust with these type of videos. Fair well ❤

[@StigAviation]

I am very happy that it is helping, thank you so much for being here

[@ivash7044]

@@StigAviation You're welcome!

[@user-vl5cf3ix9x]

Love the Neo. Boeing was good up to the 777. After that, Airbus rocks!

[@StigAviation]

I agree 👌

[@Astronetics]

2:30 That was a great perspective to give on how control surfaces are powered. Awesome footage!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@cosmodog4845]

Fantastic to get idea how flaps etc work. Great content as usual.

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amirkhan-cj1ow]

I'm glad to see your channel . Lots of thing's to know and learn tnkx

[@StigAviation]

It's my pleasure. Thank you for being here

[@tomschultz8933]

I really appreciate the diagrams showing the systems. Helps a lot in understanding things. Thank you.

[@StigAviation]

Glad it was helpful Tom 👌

[@Cropduster]

Thanks!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for your support. I appreciate you.

[@technophobe7067]

Never a dull moment my friend. ThankYOU!

[@StigAviation]

Many thanks 😊

[@captaincurle4529]

Hey my friend, just an update, I passed my DME visit and I now have my powerplant license, and I start at Embraer next month! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@StigAviation]

Congratulations, I knew you would pass. Wishing you an incredible career at Embraer 🤙

[@sittingduck5477]

I Liked the video even before i saw that cat..

[@StigAviation]

@@sittingduck5477 many thanks 🤙

[@drbskeezy3393]

Every video gets better and better. Taking my comps for Generals rn and you give me the motivation to keep studying hard to pass my o&p

[@StigAviation]

I’m wishing you all the best my friend, let me know how it goes

[@Nick-vz2hr]

Stig thank you for another awesome information packed video just can't get enough American should feel lucky to have someone as dedicated as you. P.S we will be on an American A321 phl to Aruba in a few months exit row 11 seats D E F maybe if possible you could show them seats on an upcoming video.

[@StigAviation]

I will try to show that seat, message me on Instagram if you have time and when I’m on shift, I’ll try to send you a picture of it.

[@RandomItalianMan]

Stig, I love your videos, you remind me of my dad who used to be an aircraft mechanic. Thank you for making such entertaining videos

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for being here and I am really happy that you’re enjoying it. Cheers to you and your dad 👍

[@FOX2AP]

Stig its funny your first airplane on the episode is a 321NX, dealing with plenty here in ORD. And currently assigning hangar work for them. As always good stuff.

[@StigAviation]

It’s a really nice airplane to work on, I hope you’re enjoying it.

[@KjosephB]

Happy Mother’s Day to Stigs Mom!! She must be so proud!

[@StigAviation]

I hope she is too. Thank you 🙏

[@sharoncassell5273]

I think this has been your best yet, progress in the making.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it

[@1sostatic]

The Yaw dampener helps Stig greatly ...why? ... if it wasnt there, everyone would have barfed their lunch and poor Stiggy would have had e big mess to deal with. ...so it was designed for him. 🤪

[@StigAviation]

Definitely don’t want to be changing seat covers and seat belts on that flight 🤣

[@paulgaerisch]

Love the shots of the running engine just as it shuts down. Because of the frame rate of the video it looks like it’s spinning backwards at times.

[@StigAviation]

I enjoy that very much as well.

[@rantonio]

Stig shift time! Time to learn something about planes!

[@StigAviation]

Hope you enjoyed it 🤙

[@garismith6377]

After 2years since i went down the Rabbit hole i absolutely love this guy. My chill out time 🙂 Keep going Stig!😉

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for being here Gari. 🤙

[@SHammertime79]

On the Airbuses, do you ever see a tail number and think, oh, that's an old USAir or America West bird? I notice that myself when you show the tails. They must be getting fewer and fewer these days, no?

[@StigAviation]

All the time, I know those tail numbers very well because I used to be America West and US Airways.

[@james3282]

This is an awesome video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this industry.

[@StigAviation]

It’s my pleasure James, thank you for watching

[@KevinByrne-l4t]

Absolutely mind boggling and some more !!

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Dan-nd9jl]

another great upload, thank you

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@carlosvigilurbina8693]

Thank YOU for sharing your knowledge. Very much appreciated

[@StigAviation]

My pleasure Carlos. It’s a pleasure to have you here.

[@artyomiyakavolkov]

Cool and inspiring🤙 Always learn and share knowledge and experience with colleagues, that's really nice point, Stig!!!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you. Glad you are like minded

[@stephenuden6403]

At 54.00 onwards you're words mean so much and are so true. Thank you Stig for these videos, I'm useless at tech, I can't even change a plug but as an avgeek I love these videos, I really like that I learn something new everytime. The best Aviation channel.........................................................in the world!❤

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for the kind words my friend. I truly appreciate them. It’s a pleasure to have you here Stephen.

[@EliteSnake]

Man, you don’t realize how valuable people like yourself are to youngins. I remember when I was just getting into Automotive and I became a sponge and loved absorbing information. You may love talking a lot but you are preaching knowledge that will surely help those youngins. Love it Stig 🙏🏽🫶🏽

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for your kind words. That really means a lot to me. I will keep trying to do my best to help where I can.

[@michaelbishop8298]

Another great and super informative video! I am curious, with the recent Airbus 330 electrical fire at Sea/Tac airport, could you explain for us the policies/procedures for ground support folks, as well as A&P mechanics, when a fire is discovered involving a aircraft? In the KZbin video, there appeared to be quite a bit of confusion. Thanks again for everything you do!

[@StigAviation]

I believe that was an Airbus 321 and when something like that happens, there is usually a very quick response time from emergency crews. In such emergency situations, the most important part is peoples safety, if safety is compromised, then people need to get away from that area. But that being said if there is somebody that can respond quickly, because there are fire extinguishers all over the place, without putting themselves into danger then they would have. as a technician if I see something like that, I will try to save the aircraft, but I will not put my life into immediate danger unless I saw somebody else in danger, then I would do my best to save them or help them. If the airplanes gonna burn down but nobody has been hurt, then let it burn down. It’s just metal. People are more important to me, I’ll save people not the aircraft. Hope that made sense 😅

[@BabyJake426]

Stig, Thank you for expressing the AMT profession as a positive experience. If you influence one or more viewers to consider a career opportunity in the aviation field, you have done a very good deed!!! Thanks again! P.S. I am old enough to remember loading NAV databases with 6,7 or 8 floppy disks.

[@StigAviation]

I try my best to show the younger generation that there is more opportunities out here in the world, one of which is my profession, aircraft mechanic. I don’t want to see this line of work fade away. And oh my goodness, those floppy disks, the bane of my existence. Especially if one of them was corrupted. 😅

[@kevinjones2772]

I think I spotted you several times while I was on holiday in LA last week (spent 95% of the holiday planespotting of course)

[@StigAviation]

You probably did. I’m always on the ramp

[@Josh-yk7ed]

Greetings! I just want to say that I love your videos!! It is always interesting to see things from another airline's perspective, I am from SWA my self. Cheers and keep up the great work!!!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much Josh. Always a pleasure to have you here, stay safe out there my friend.

[@Josh-yk7ed]

@@StigAviation Thank you and you too!

[@nicodoulou]

Hi Stig, Totally agree with you on sharing your knowledge, knowledge is power if you share it. Too many people think that keeping it to themselves makes them stronger, that is simply not the case! Keep up the great channel, your enthusiasm is so powerful. I found the best way to know your trade and skills is being able to teach others. Best to you and your Mum (Mom), sorry i'm a Brit!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much sir, and I once again 100% agree with you, passing on a knowledge, not only teaches the future generation but also teaches me. Cheers 🤙

[@gregoryhill6136]

Stig, thanks immensely for another awesome video. I am hooked! I truly appreciate you for taking the time to explain an array of aircraft concepts and systems. Take care and be safe!

[@StigAviation]

My pleasure Gregory. Thank you for taking time and watching.

[@_JulianC_]

That Maserati 3500 GT was produced between 1957 - 1964 and that exact one is a 1959 Maserati 3500GT Spyder by Vignale Chassis

[@StigAviation]

Beautiful car 👌

[@MickeysCastle]

So now that I've watched all of your videos, I feel confident I'm now ready for my aircraft technician engineer test. After seeing how thorough and elaborate you are, I'm sure I'll pass with flying colors! 🤣🤣🤣

[@StigAviation]

I have no doubt you will be able to do it. But just remember I open the door for you, you have to walk through it. There’s a lot more that’s behind the systems. I am merely scratching the surface.

[@gaberiella]

0:36 finally i can sleep tonight, thank you Stig 👍

[@StigAviation]

Go get some rest. 🤙

[@Prim0Victoria]

Stig, what a great video. All your videos are so informative! The landing gear at 90 degrees info is really interesting and impressive! So cool! Thanks Stig you're awesome!

[@StigAviation]

It’s my pleasure. Thank you for watching.

[@DannyGloudemans]

Very very nice words at the end of the video, it is nice to see your work, your way of working, your jokes and as an aviation employee and spotter I learn a lot more. I'm a bit like you, when I see something on a plane and I don't understand what it is or do I ask a mechanic and they always love to tell you about it, because like you Stig you like your job and to teach others. Keep up the nice video. Cheers from Danny aka PiPo

[@StigAviation]

Thank you Danny, always a pleasure to have you here and never stop being enthusiastic and always keep that inquisitive mind

[@darkofc]

👍👍 Beautiful episode - THANKS so much ! P.S. On 14:35 - nose LG steering system on the A320 family - something caught my attention - what is that "goo" like substance - where piston shroud meets the LG body - and elsewhere (I guess ?) - where is something related to hydraulic fluid connections .. On first glance - I said "what a strange looking welding.." - but when you get closer - it looks like some kids from kindergarten played with clay .. ;-) (nothing like it - I am pretty sure ;-) ) I am asking because - 3000 psi - this is a lot (around 200 bar) .. In my work - we had 300 + bar hydraulics - as it was shown in practice - WAAY to much for practical purposes - especially if you consider - it should be a little more robust design for a military plane .. You know that weight is extremely important - and perhaps designers counted on weight savings - but the "trade off" was bad in this instance .. Compromises and trade offs in aviation - are some of most difficult things to understand, appreciate and embrace for newcomers and onlookers .. Of course - on ALMOST everything - but NOT !! with SAFETY !! Very hard balance to get grasp .. And so - in practice - it was so delicate - "peeing" all around - where decent raised girl (nor boy) should not .. Latter - it was discovered - (one of) the main reason(s) were - impurities in hydraulic fluid - dust etc. Our mechanics then got a "monster truck" - specialized vehicle with all sorts of filters and with capability to recirculate whole system .. It improved things a lot - but not eliminated drippings entirely - but "good enough" .. SO - my Q: - is this "as delivered" from factory - or after some maintenance - field repair - is this permanent solution ? And for some future episode - can you show and explain some of your hydraulic (maintenance/replenish) equipment ? Excuse me if I missed when you did - I remember few instances where you replenish engine oil - but it would be interesting to see this too - and I hope for other viewers too .. ;-)

[@StigAviation]

That substance is aerodynamic sealant. It’s covering the hardware (bolts) it’s applied when that component is removed and reinstalled. And I will try to get a video for the equipment we use on the next one.

[@darkofc]

@@StigAviation 👍 Ah - so, just "aerodynamic" ( ;-) ) - THANKS !

[@greg6229]

Loving the videos and information mate. From a fellow aviation nut and ramp trainer in Australia

[@StigAviation]

Many thanks Greg. Thank you for being here.

[@Murdock068]

You know, I can’t see a 787 now without calling at the plastic princess

[@StigAviation]

😅 ya … I’ve even gotten calls from Boeing engineers telling me …what have you done. Everyone is call it that now 🤣🤣

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Stay belted! Here is one where ALL were belted and there were FEW injuries, way more dramatic, and damaging to plane, 1985. Plane dropped, out of control 30,000 FEET! On the 19th of February 1985, a China Airlines Boeing 747 one engine of 4 lost power, and due to pilot inattention, they allowed the plane to roll, then stall. Mind you, this plane can fly with ONE engine, and 3 were working fine. It was pilot error! They did not pay attention to speed or bank angle, while troubleshooting the ONE engine. Pieces began to tear off the jet as it tumbled toward the sea. And then, just when it seemed all hope was lost, the captain regained his bearings and leveled the plane - after falling more than 30,000 feet in two and a half minutes, they pulled out just in time. The crew nursed the crippled 747 to an emergency landing in San Francisco, and the 274 passengers and crew disembarked with only a few serious injuries. The media hailed the captain as a hero. But what was the real story? The proper procedure for dealing with a hung engine was to close the bleed air valves on that engine before attempting to increase power, and this probably would have fixed the problem; however, Wei was allowed to perform the procedure without reference to the checklist, and while working from memory he forgot to perform this minor but critical step. The engine did resume power, they went about it all wrong. Part, but not all of the horizontal stabilizer was broken off, but it FLEW fine, landed safely. That plane far exceeded it's design limits.

[@StigAviation]

Thanks for the info

[@bbt305]

Another stig adventure yay!

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for being here

[@GustavoRodrigues]

Algebraic sum is a simple sum of two terms. Let assume X as the coordinate plane and 0 is centered, - are to the left, and + to the right. now a dual input will sum both values. X1 + X2 = TX. this is isn't the average/mean of inputs.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much for the clarification and detailed explanation.

[@Dennisboetes]

Awesome indepth video's. Must see for aviation-addicts

[@StigAviation]

Thank you Dennis 🤙

[@DitsMerzthalBravo]

Such an amazing vid, totally my fav KZbin channel!!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@djupton134]

You called that small cylinder an “accumulator”, but the description that you gave leads me to believe it is an expansion tank. I know nothing about aviation maintenance and am not saying you’re wrong, but just wanted to verify. As an industrial HVAC mechanic, I really enjoy watching/learning from these videos!

[@StigAviation]

You are not wrong my friend. It works much the same way. It has the same concept and characteristics. The only difference here is that the expansion tank are open to the atmosphere and maintain the same fluid volume in the system pressure side . While accumulator is a pressurized container and can store and release energy.

[@eddi5190]

2:45 typicly airbus sound

[@StigAviation]

😅😂

[@paulgaerisch]

Nice L 1011 model you got there.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much. L1011 was one of my favorites

[@paulgaerisch]

L1011was the first jet I flew on. TWA to LAX from JFK👍

[@Zablerts]

This is the first video I watched on your channel. Love these videos. I plan on starting school for my a&p on august hopefully. Learning how these machines operate gets me even more excited! Can’t wait! 🙏

[@StigAviation]

I am very excited for you, you’re gonna have a great time and make sure to ask lots of questions and study well. Feel free to go through the videos and ask me questions on something that you see that is interesting.

[@PauloCarvalho-ut6td]

Thanks for share your knowledge with us. I’m studying mechanic aircraft here in Brazil I hope soon to be work that I always liked . Aviation is my passion

[@StigAviation]

Keep up the good studies Paulo. You are gonna do great 👍

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Stig getting on early. Can you talk about the delta fire and evacuation in Seattle. It appeared ramp crew plunged the plane in and she caught fire. Thx

[@StigAviation]

It must’ve been a malfunctioning jet Bridge power source. It happens time to time, this is not the aircraft fault.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@StigAviation I think so. The info would be showing the EMER stop you guys should pull to dc the power.

[@dumij21]

Yessir Stig shift with another cool aircraft maintenance adventures! huge mahalo for what u do brother yessir 🫡🤙

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for being here 🤙 cheers

[@booybje]

That cat..catches my attention 😅😊

[@StigAviation]

😅 🐱

[@sharoncassell5273]

I don't watch & discard. If it comes up randomly I watch it again. Not wasted.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you

[@mychalakers2131]

Hey stig thanks for showing another in depth view of the 321 systems. In regards to the cargo doors you mentioned the green light indicates up and locked. Is this to say that when the door is fully open and there were to be a sudden loss of hydraulic pressure the door would remain open? When doing the walk around I’m always weary of standing under the open cargo doors. Thanks for the info!

[@StigAviation]

Once fully opened the door will lock into place even with no hydraulics available.

[@mychalakers2131]

@@StigAviation thanks stig

[@sailormike1089]

Love a Plastic Princess. My sister and nephew are on one right now flying to the UK on an Air Canada 78-8. Anyone notice at the 40:17 mark of the US Airways decal on the galley cart? Pretty cool it still gets used. And why not!

[@StigAviation]

Hope they had a beautiful flight. And yeah seeing the old galley carts is fun. Brings back memories.

[@pesawatindonesia]

waw...nice

[@StigAviation]

👍