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Any part more complicated than a screw or rivet likely has a serial number / part number on it, and if it does, could be traced back to the exact aircraft it wa

by kejaed 11y ago

Any part more complicated than a screw or rivet likely has a serial number / part number on it, and if it does, could be traced back to the exact aircraft it was installed on.

engi_nerd 11y ago
Yes. On the aircraft I work on, serial numbers often contain a few digits that are aircraft specific.
ptaipale 11y ago
And even if there are no serial numbers, there are detailed maintenance records for the aircraft; you can see if a bolt has been replaced, trimmer adjusted or a hole fixed, and you'll find matching records in the books.
- engi_nerd 11y ago
  This used to be kept in paper log books. Now these records are computerized.
  - ptaipale 11y ago
    Yes of course, "in the books" was just an idiom here (perhaps not the exactly correct one). What has been done to the plane is a matter of record and can be checked.
    - engi_nerd 11y ago
      Of course. I wasn't disagreeing with you.