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    Safety Wire Locking

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    Umeshdutt Sridat
    Safety wiring is used to lock threaded fasteners on aircraft to prevent them from loosening during flight vibrations. Stainless steel bolts, washers, and safety wire of the correct gauge are used, with bolts torqued to the specified value. The safety wire is inserted through the bolt head hole and twisted until it reaches the hole again, then twisted a few more times and the end bent over to create a pig tail. Safety wiring securely locks components and ensures aircraft airworthiness.

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    Safety Wire Locking

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    Safety wiring is used to lock threaded fasteners on aircraft to prevent them from loosening during flight vibrations. Stainless steel bolts, washers, and safety wire of the correct gauge are used, with bolts torqued to the specified value. The safety wire is inserted through the bolt head hole and twisted until it reaches the hole again, then twisted a few more times and the end bent over to create a pig tail. Safety wiring securely locks components and ensures aircraft airworthiness.

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    Safety wiring is used to lock threaded fasteners on aircraft to prevent them from loosening during flight vibrations. Stainless steel bolts, washers, and safety wire of the correct gauge are used, with bolts torqued to the specified value. The safety wire is inserted through the bolt head hole and twisted until it reaches the hole again, then twisted a few more times and the end bent over to create a pig tail. Safety wiring securely locks components and ensures aircraft airworthiness.

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    Safety Wire Locking

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    Umeshdutt Sridat
    Safety wiring is used to lock threaded fasteners on aircraft to prevent them from loosening during flight vibrations. Stainless steel bolts, washers, and safety wire of the correct gauge are used, with bolts torqued to the specified value. The safety wire is inserted through the bolt head hole and twisted until it reaches the hole again, then twisted a few more times and the end bent over to create a pig tail. Safety wiring securely locks components and ensures aircraft airworthiness.

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    • safety wire locking

    Because aircraft and components vibrate during


    service, there is a requirement to ensure that all threaded fasteners
    are locked to stop them loosening.
    When installing bolts in exhaust system of an engine, it is
    essential to ensure that the right type of bolt is used. It is common to
    use stainless steel bolts and washers in these areas because of heat
    and the corrosive nature of exhaust gasses. The bolts are installed,
    often with an anti-seize compound applied to the threads, then
    torque loaded to the value specified by the manufacturer or that
    stated in standard torque tables. When
    locking the heads of bolts, stainless steel safety wire of the correct
    gauge is cut to length, inserted into through the hole in the bolt head
    and passed around the in the head in the tightening direction. The
    "double twist" method of wire locking is best carried out with safety
    wire or duckbill pliers that are used to evenly twist the wire until it
    reaches the hole in the tightening direction. To finish off the job, the
    wire is twisted for three or four more turns then cut off. A "pig tail"
    is created by bending over the cut end to prevent clothes from
    snagging or hands being scratched when maintenance technicians
    perform other work on the equipment.
    Safety wiring of aircraft hardware is
    basic trade practice that technicians must be able to competently
    perform. It is a function that is repeatedly performed in many
    different situations, using a variety of style and techniques. The
    ultimate purpose of safety wiring is to ensure that items to aircraft
    stay secure and the airworthiness of aircraft is not compromised by
    components loosening off.

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