Question about torque seal, thought it was just for show on the line

I used to skip torque seal on most of my work because I figured it was just a visual thing for the inspectors, until a loose cannon plug on a King Air 200 cost me a whole Saturday chasing a intermittent fault. Now I use it on pretty much every fastener I touch, even stuff that never gets looked at twice. Anyone else change their mind on a tool or habit after it bit them once?

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christopher3891mo ago

That "just for show" mindset bit me too, same deal with a loose cannon plug but on a 1900. Chased a fuel gauge fault for two days, turned out the plug behind the panel was half a turn loose. Now I torque seal anything that can vibrate, cannon plugs, B-nuts, the little screws on relay panels nobody ever pulls. Pro tip, put a small stripe across the nut and the boss, not a blob. Blob hides a loose fastener if it breaks the seal clean and you are not looking close. Also write the date on it, takes two seconds and tells the next guy when it was last touched. Cheap insurance for a Saturday.

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