Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:39:16 -0500
Message-ID: <redirect-2039804@logan.com>
From: Newlan2dl@aol.com
Subject: proper toque values/calibration
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hi All

I do a lot of work for airlines and I have a DAR (Designated Airworthiness 
Representative) friend that I have worked with for a number of years.  We 
have talked about my ES project naturally and he has made a number of 
suggestions to assist in certification.  One suggestion was that I should 
write a maintenance manual for the plane that specifies how I do things like 
bonds and prepping the surface, that sort of thing.  Some have said it's a 
bit over the top but others think it's a good idea.  My buddy worked at 
Boeing for many years so of course his perspective is to document everything. 
 I don't mind since it's part of what we've had to do for our installations 
in the airline's planes.  Basically it gives the FAA (and insurance company 
and prospective buyer when I decide to sell it) a document telling how it was 
put together and what standards I used.  

Anyway, one of the things suggested by my buddy was to calibrate the torque 
wrenches.  There are companies that do that but I was wondering if any one 
out there has done it, what it costs and if anyone thinks it's worth it?

Dan Newland
ES #61