Chapter 391 ? Be Serious and Serious Again

Chapter 391 Be serious and serious again

The sun has just fully risen in Beiku. It is a good time to roll up your sleeves and start a new day of work, but it is the time when the officers and soldiers of the 101st Brigade on duty today are in the most anxious mood.

Without exception, everyone had the same puzzlement. Why did Captain Li have to abort the mission and return when there was obviously no problem with the plane? For this purpose, the captain's absolute control was used.

On the tarmac, Luo Wei couldn't help but whispered to the sergeant next to him, "Squad leader, did the team leader make a mistake? Our support has been repeated for nearly two hours. It is definitely not a maintenance failure."

After talking and apologizing, the sergeant was quite satisfied with Luo Wei's attitude. Now he was not so impatient with him. He patiently explained, "Every possibility exists, and the plane can be in any situation in the sky." You may encounter it. The captain is unmistakable, he has never made a mistake in this regard."

"But the situation reported by the tower is normal. They just said that the captain is not feeling well. This is a bit of a joke. Flying a plane based on feelings is not materialistic." Luo Wei said with a smile, with the demeanor of an ace college student, even if You show that you are studious and he is going to give a long talk about materialism.

The sergeant just glanced at him and said calmly, "The captain has encountered more dangers than you have ever seen or heard of, and he has never failed to handle them. There must be a reason why he feels something is wrong. .”

"Everyone makes mistakes. Einstein's theory of relativity..."

"Is Einstein's theory of relativity?" the sergeant asked suddenly.

Luo Wei was stunned, "Yes."

The sergeant stared and asked again, "Are you sure it was Einstein who suggested it?"

"Yes...eh, it doesn't seem like it? I must have remembered it correctly!" Luo Wei was made to doubt himself by the sergeant's exaggerated performance, and he furrowed his brows while recalling it.

The sergeant suddenly smiled, "You are not confident at all. You know you are right, but you quickly have self-doubt when others question you. The captain is just the opposite. He is more confident than anyone else and has a very strong will. firm."

Another sergeant said with a smile, "Lieutenant Ronaldinho, you can easily become a traitor. Your revolutionary will is so weak."

Luo Wei couldn't laugh or cry, "Why does this have anything to do with revolutionary will? Squad leader, you don't count. You are deceiving me. You know what I said is right."

"But you don't even believe that you are right." The sergeant pointed at the landing J-16 No. 1616, "Just watch, the team leader will definitely convince everyone. We'd better wish for ourselves." Pray that it’s not a matter of maintenance, otherwise everyone will suffer bad consequences.”

Luo Wei suddenly felt confident. After hearing this, he puffed up his chest and said, "It's definitely not a problem with the maintenance. I've cross-checked it three times and there's not even the slightest deviation in even one screw."

"I hope so."

Niu Yaoyang listened to the conversation between them without expressing any opinions. This was the first time that his crew had to support an important flight mission. This was the first time that he, the crew chief, was in such a situation. As the noncommissioned officer leader, he was under great pressure.

When the fighter plane returned to the apron, Fang Chenghe had already driven over with a group of leaders.

From the outside, there is nothing abnormal about the fighter plane. The sound of the engine is steady and powerful, and the attitude of the aircraft is normal. Prior to this, Wu Shaoqing had received an order to bring the technical backbone of the repair shop to the position, and the emergency technical backbone of the Falcon Brigade's maintenance team also rushed over from the infield under the leadership of Li Liming.

"What do you think?" Fang Chenghe asked Li Zhan who had just gotten off the plane.

Li Zhan took off his flight helmet, pointed to the engine compartment with his right hand wearing a white labor protection glove, and said, "I think there is something wrong with the right engine."

"Right hair?" Fang Chenghe frowned and strode over.

Li Liming followed him without hesitation with a stern expression. It's not a good thing to have problems or not. The situation in front of me is very embarrassing. The maintenance staff was put on the fire. It was unknown whether it was roasting or a false alarm. The difference is that if Li Zhan's judgment is correct, the maintenance staff may be uncomfortable. If his judgment is wrong, it is Captain Li who will be uncomfortable.

The person who pushed the maintenance officers and soldiers of the Falcon Battalion into the corner was none other than their beloved Captain Li. This made the officers and soldiers feel very strange, like elementary school students who were wronged by their parents - why did they beat me when I clearly scored 60 points in the test!

The bright light shone through, and the brightness was brighter than the sun that had just risen.

Several major technical backbones immediately started checking with flashlights. To deal with such safety hazards that are not fully exposed or exposed, everyone has a mature inspection method, and they cooperate very well. Li Liming's method was quite special. He stood on the right side and listened.

It had not stopped yet and the engine kept running.

Suddenly, Li Liming shouted: "Stop the car quickly! Stop the engine!"

Niu Yaoyang, who was checking in the cockpit, immediately shut down the car.

An abnormality occurred. There was an obvious "squeaking" sound in the engine compartment that made people's teeth hurt. It was like an old-fashioned electric fan making no noise when it was running normally, but when it slowed down, the blades rubbed against the protective cover and made an unpleasant sound. The problem was solved. It was only at this time that it was revealed. Everyone couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.

The expressions of several senior backbones suddenly changed.

The officers and soldiers of the maintenance team looked at each other. Several officers who were on duty at the tower just now looked at them in surprise.

There was no need to look at it. The sound came from the right engine. Judging from the sound, the engine blades must have received irreversible damage, and the core engine may have also been severely damaged.

"Open it for inspection!" Fang Chenghe's face turned cold and he ordered.

Personnel from the aircraft maintenance and repair shop disemboweled the right engine of J-16 No. 1616 on the spot. However, Li Liming inspected the appearance of the right engine cabin and quickly discovered the small hole.

"Brigadier, this is the position." Li Liming reported.

Li Zhan rushed forward and grabbed the flashlight directly from the hand of a lieutenant next to him, who happened to be Luo Wei. Looking over it, I saw that it was a very small hole, as if a bullet had penetrated the skin and penetrated inside. It's just a hole about the diameter of your middle finger, and you may not be able to spot it if you don't look carefully. But Li Zhan knew that this was like a small-caliber bullet hitting a person's body. There was a small hole on the surface, but it was completely mangled on the inside.

Regardless of what caused it, the key is to find out what kind of damage the right hair suffered.

Li Zhan returned the flashlight to Luo Wei, glanced at him without saying anything or even a superfluous look, pointed over there and said, "Go and call Squad Leader Niu and Han Hongjun over."

"Yes!" Luo Wei ran to the front of the plane to call someone.

Niu Yaoyang and Han Hongjun immediately ran over, got close to them, and discussed in a low voice with Li Zhan and Li Liming around the small hole in the skin of the right engine cabin. Luo Wei stood not far away but was excited, as if he was waiting for the captain's call at any time.

"What do you think caused it?"

"It's like a small-caliber rifle slug, but it's impossible."

"It must be metal, ordinary things cannot cause such damage."

"It's very strange. The circular hole is so small in area. What could be causing it?"

"I didn't feel it at all while flying. I can be sure that the cutting force was very strong. If it was a flying object, it must be very fast and it would penetrate the skin of the fuselage in an instant."

"It is impossible for ordinary flying objects to cause such damage. According to my judgment, it should be a hard object similar to a bullet."

"Could it be parts of the aircraft itself?" Li Zhan suddenly raised a possibility that made everyone stunned and fell into deep thought.

Li Liming said nothing and began to conduct a detailed inspection of the front half of the fuselage including the wings.

"Old squad leader, what can I do?" Luo Wei felt that he couldn't stand like this. He wanted to ask Li Zhan for instructions, but Li Zhan's serious look put him off. It seemed that Li Liming, the old squad leader, was the best to talk, so He ran over and asked in a low voice.

Li Liming glanced at the handsome young lieutenant and asked, "Are you from the Mavericks maintenance team?"

"Yes, old monitor."

Li Liming said, "You should check everything carefully and pay attention to every detail."

"yes!"

Luo Wei was so excited that he saluted and immediately used his flashlight to carefully inspect every corner. He sees this as a perfect opportunity to prove his ability.

When I was in school, the teacher once said many times that soldiers who can stand up at critical moments will receive more attention and attention from their superiors. This is an unbreakable truth for the entire army. He remembered it very clearly and treated it as an important working principle for him to stand out after leaving the army. But he didn't remember the teacher's most popular sentence:

Maintenance support always has only one core working principle, and that is to be serious, serious and serious again!

Don't think that those with the rank of lieutenant are cadres. The new officers who come out of the military academy are new recruits. There are even some people in this young group who are not as good as the slightly stronger upper class soldiers in terms of actual work ability. Why do we value grassroots work experience so much from top to bottom? Looking at so many generals, which one does not have solid grassroots work experience?

The non-commissioned officers of the maintenance team gave Luo Wei, the new officer, the respect he deserved. This was out of the respect that soldiers had for officers. Whether they could win everyone's trust required solid work performance.

The big-headed soldiers are always the most practical, they only look at the facts.

Han Hongjun stopped under the composite pylon on the right wing and turned to report, "Captain, there is a problem with the composite pylon."

One sentence attracted everyone's attention. What is the relationship between the right engine failure and the composite pylon?

Li Zhan strode over. Han Hongjun looked at a small screw hole on the hanger and said, "Look, the screw here is missing."

"Right." Li Zhan knew what was going on just by looking at it. The screw fell off and hit the right engine nacelle.

After Li Liming observed carefully, his mood suddenly became heavy.

Noticing the change in Li Liming's expression, Li Zhan and he looked at each other and walked aside in tacit understanding.

"Squad leader Liming, do you see the reason?" Li Zhan asked in a low voice.

Li Liming nodded slightly, "There is no obvious damage on the outside. The screws came off smoothly. The torque should be wrong."

"Maintenance responsibility?" Li Zhan's heart sank.

Li Liming nodded slowly again.

"Your conclusion is the conclusion of the investigation." Li Zhan sighed.

The two fell into silence.

The fault caused by human factors, the damage to the right hair has not yet been clarified, but it will definitely not be minor. Niu Yaoyang's maintenance team was basically unable to escape punishment.

Several people on the right wing were looking over here, beating drums in their hearts. It was obvious that the old squad leader had discovered something and was discussing it privately with the captain. We are obviously very confident in our security work, but under this strange situation, everyone feels uneasy - is there some oversight that we didn't notice?

Fang Chenghe, who was on the other side of the engine room, also noticed the abnormality here and walked over.

When Li Zhan and Li Liming saw Fang Chenghe approaching, they both ended the topic they were discussing.

"brigadier."

Fang Chenghe went straight to the point, "What problem did you find?"

"A screw on the composite hanger fell off and hit the right engine compartment." Li Zhan reported without any hesitation, and led Fang Chenghe to the right wing, signaling with his eyes that Nie Jianfeng, who had just arrived, screened the others away.

Li Liming pointed to the screw hole and said, "There was no damage caused by external force. My judgment is that the torque was insufficient and caused the screw to fall off. The screw that fell off in the specific attitude of the aircraft hit the right engine cabin. The skin of the right engine cabin is only about five centimeters." The hole, but it’s definitely a mess inside.”

"Maintenance problem?" Fang Chenghe's heart sank.

Li Liming glanced at Li Zhan and said in a deep voice, "I personally think so."

Fang Chenghe said to Li Zhan, "Gather the troops."

"yes!"

Li Zhan ran out and said, "Everyone gather!"

Everyone dropped what they were doing and ran, lining up in units.

"Look to the right, look forward and take a break!" Li Zhan's command was so urgent that everyone couldn't keep up with their reactions. It can be seen that Li Zhan is also very anxious.

In the past few years, there was an incident where a new recruit in the maintenance department couldn't find a screwdriver. As a result, the recruit had his balls in his pocket, which made everyone very nervous. This directly led to the cancellation of all flight training for that day, and the whole station and the entire regiment conducted a week of safety education. .

This time it was more serious.

Last time, it could be classified as the recruits' lack of safety awareness, but this time, as a flight test aircraft maintenance team composed of elite soldiers and generals, it was difficult for them to be justified.

This level is very sad.

Fang Chenghe stood in front of the team and even failed to salute, which showed how bad his mood was. This is a key test flight project for the entire military. It is for the entire military, not the entire Air Force. HNA's enthusiasm for the J-16 is much higher than that of the Air Force. If it were not for its status as the second brother of the service, the Air Force might not be able to seize this actual test flight mission.

"After preliminary investigation, it can be determined that the failure was caused by the composite pylon screw falling off and hitting the right engine cabin. As the next step, the repair shop and the maintenance team will form a joint inspection team to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the damage to the right engine and come up with Detailed report. From now on, the brigade will do nothing else until this matter is thoroughly investigated! I will personally be responsible for the investigation and report directly to me! Disband!"

The new brigade commander was furious. Saying such a thing when the second confrontation exercise was about to happen was even more infuriating than giving shit in the snow.

The officers and soldiers of Niu Yaoyang's maintenance team were all stunned as if they had been struck by lightning, and they felt like the end of the world on a sunny day.

Everyone was silent.

This is undoubtedly the worst outcome.

Li Zhan returned to the command position and gave the order to disband, but the team remained motionless and no one dared to move. He said, "Each unit will continue to carry out work, check the progress and report directly to the brigade commander, disband!"

The team then disbanded and continued to inspect according to their respective divisions of labor, moving faster than before.

Li Zhan called Niu Yaoyang aside and said in a deep voice, "If senior squad leader Liming hadn't called for the car to be shut down just now, the right engine would have been scrapped. The location where the screw hit is near the core machine. You should focus on checking the condition of the core machine. , if it needs to be dismantled, just tell me if you need anything.”

"Brother 1..." Niu Yaoyang gritted his teeth, and the tall and proud man actually cried.

"It's not time to review yet, remember to be serious, serious and serious again. You are the team leader and you just need to be serious, don't you understand? Do the investigation work well first. Everything you do well can be said. If you fail to do it again, you don't need to review it. I will punish you directly, do you understand?"

"yes!"

There was no blame or scolding, just an explanation of the follow-up work.

As the saying goes, you can't walk by the river without getting your shoes wet. If the plane flies too much, you may encounter any kind of situation. It is safest not to fly. But is that okay? Looking at it from another perspective, isn’t this a good thing? It is better to have problems in daily work than in war.