"Peter Duniho" wrote

Sounds like your BS detector got set off, and it also sounds like your BS
detector is working properly.

There was a case where a mechanic matched new screws from looking at the old
screws, instead of going to the repair book and getting the right screws,
while replacing a windshield in an airliner. The screws he used were
slightly undersized, and they were not able to hold, once they got to a high
pressure differential. On the first (or one of the first) flights, the
windshield blew out. Other pilot, and I think stew, held him from blowing
completely out, but he was most of the way out. I don't remember if he died
or not.
--
Jim in NC