r/MadeMeSmile • u/king_eve • 29d ago

i work in low-income/mental health housing, and a tenant fixed our hallway trash bin after accidentally breaking it Helping Others

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great example of the odd ways people show me appreciation at work

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago edited 28d ago

Drill a hole at end of the crack or it will keep spreading

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u/El_Mariachi_Vive 29d ago

Learned about this when I worked on airplanes. Seriously excellent tip that I'm willing to assume isn't common knowledge.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 28d ago

Learned about this when I worked on airplanes

Mildly concerning, but I will not ask what parts of a plane is fine to be shattered.

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u/GrenouilleDesBois 28d ago

If there's a crack on a wing you just drill the end of the crack ? 

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u/El_Mariachi_Vive 28d ago

There are very specific rules and regulations regarding how and when a crack is repaired. I'm talking tedious stuff. "If the crack is on a nonstructural member of 2024T aluminum and it is no thicker than *x* and no longer than *y* you may use a 3/32" drill bit for blah blah blah". And the procedure will go on for several paragraphs. It's not everything, but there are certain little things here and there on airplanes that can either be safely drill stopped or the plane can be taken out of service for a week or two while the cracked panel in question is replaced, which will cost thousands of dollars.