Source: Study Corps·China Bugle aviation engine is known as the "heart" of the aircraft. In order for this "heart" to safely and reliably provide inexhaustible power for the aircraft, the aircraft's "heart doctor" needs to conduct meticulous maintenance on the aircraft engine on

Source: Study Corps·China Bugle

Aviation engine is known as the "heart" of the aircraft. In order for this "heart" to safely and reliably provide inexhaustible power for the aircraft, the aircraft's "heart doctor" needs to conduct meticulous maintenance on the aircraft engine on daily basis.

In a certain naval aviation regiment in the northern theater, there is such an aircraft "heart doctor" - First Class Sergeant Zhang Meng. In the field of fighter aircraft repair of the regiment, Zhang Meng's name is almost unknown to everyone. He has been engaged in aviation repair for nearly 16 years and has performed 6 major tasks such as National Day military parade support and Wenchuan earthquake rescue and disaster relief. About 5,500 fighter jets took off, protecting the lives of batches of pilots and adhering to their original aspirations in ordinary posts.

One year, when a certain type of aircraft was returning from a disaster relief material transfer mission, scattered flames appeared at the tail nozzle of the second engine. Zhang Meng, who served as a safety officer, quickly analyzed and concluded that the oil supply pipe on the left wing was leaking. judgment. Based on Zhang Meng's judgment, the captain decisively contacted air traffic control to make an alternate landing at a certain airport. After the plane landed smoothly, the crew immediately started troubleshooting, and the results were completely consistent with Zhang Meng's judgment.

"As long as Squad Leader Zhang's 'expert number' is registered, no matter what 'difficulties' the aircraft machinery encounters, he will always be able to cure them." What makes his comrades talk about it is not only Zhang Meng's sensitivity to mechanical failures. Judgment, as well as his superb mechanical repair and maintenance skills. As long as there is a mechanical failure in the aircraft, everyone's first reaction is to find Zhang Meng, and he is affectionately called the "repair master" by his comrades.

Once, when a certain type of aircraft was performing a training mission, the engine suddenly failed during ground testing. The operator judged that there was a suspected overtemperature trend and urgently notified maintenance personnel to go to the training site to diagnose and eliminate the fault. After receiving the notice, Zhang Meng and the emergency repair team rushed to the training site overnight to carry out hair replacement work. During the process of disassembling the engine, the attentive Zhang Mengjin discovered that the tail jet extension pipe had a serious accident risk. In just two days, Zhang Meng and his comrades not only completed the engine replacement ahead of schedule, but also eliminated a potential accident hazard. Zhang Meng's rigorous and meticulous style of work and superb and efficient technology won the praise of everyone present.

"One person is just a single-handed man, but a group of talents is an army." Forging ahead in the new era, in order to enrich the equipment support force, Zhang Meng took the initiative to take up the task of training the backbone of equipment maintenance, led the revision of the helping and guiding plan, and summarized and promoted the "listening, observing, and The "observe and smell" fault inspection method has brought out more than 30 business backbones in more than ten years, and revised, streamlined and improved the mechanical operation card of a certain type of aircraft, adding personal maintenance experience and key links in practical operations. , and made outstanding contributions to ensuring the safety of flight training and the successful completion of various tasks.

"What I ask most of myself is to "never sleep on problems". The happiest thing is to see the war eagle that I protect returns safely." It is this serious and simple attitude towards life that has accompanied Zhang Meng for sixteen years. Wind, frost, rain, snow, spring and summer, cold and heat.

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