Ethics: The Backbone of Aviation

     Corrosion control is very important in the aviation industry. Something so small can make an important structural member deteriorate and fall apart. Most corrosion happens when there is an electrochemical reaction to the environment. Usually when a metal is in a moist climate, or is in contact with a corrosive gas such as sulfur, it will speed up the oxidizing process. The most common places where there is both sulfur and humidity is near oceans. Depending on flying hours and location, you will be required to perform fresh water rinses to the aircraft. In this Pratt and Whitney article, they discuss how to inspect and keep the salt off the engines. " During 100-hour inspections, we wash the outside of the engine down. This keeps everything clean and easier to inspect. It also washes away any salt that has accumulated on the engine and the surrounding area under the cowls. Each aircraft also gets rinsed down at the end of the day with lots of fresh water, and we do a ...

 September 06 2021     Our ethics are what make up who we are. Ethics help us every single day with our decision making and choices in what we do in life. We all come to the crossroads when we are called upon to make the right decision . It can be as simple as putting your grocery cart away, or as in depth as making an ethical call to ensure safety of an airplane and its passengers. Most of the time I have come to realize that the right decision is usually not the easiest one, but it is always the best one. In my profession having good ethics can mean the difference between life or death. In my unit we lost an aircraft because a few C-130 engine mechanics did not use good ethics. These airman called an aircraft airworthy even when it was not within the limits of the technical order. The Air Force Times reported on this event stating t he four maintainers who worked on the plane “showed a distinct lack of motivation to ensure engine one was operationally ready for flight,”...