Mod FOD.The modification team is responsible for all aspects of the modification, even clean-up. However, things get missed at times. An aircraft can get a good workover when it's modified. Parts and components are removed from various places and new items are installed. So whenever new equipment has been installed, the first thing you should do before flying your aircraft is a foreign object and debris (FOD FOD - /fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other people. From MUDs where the wizard command "FOD " results in the immediate and total death of ) search of your bird from the nose to the rear. It's a good maintenance practice to look for anything that was inadvertently left in your bird so FOD won't be your nightmare. * screws * nuts and bolts nuts and bolts pl.n. Slang The basic working components or practical aspects: "[proposing] * washers * zip ties * pens and pencils * drill shavings shavings curly wafers of wood produced when trimming wood with a plane; used as bedding for horses. See also sawdust. * rivet rivet, headed metal pin or bolt whose shaft is passed through holes in two or more pieces of metal, wood, plastic, or other material in order to unite them by forming the plain end into a second head. heads * safety wire * lacing tape * electrical connector pins |
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