Got called out on my wire routing during an inspection, and it stuck with me

I was finishing up an avionics install on a Cessna 172, routing a bundle behind the panel. I had it neat and secure, or so I thought. The lead inspector, a guy named Carl who's been at our field for twenty years, took one look and said, 'You're giving that harness a free ride to chafe city against that firewall bracket.' He was right. I'd focused on zip tie spacing but missed how the whole run would shift and settle in flight against a sharp edge. I redid the whole thing, adding two more adel clamps to create a positive standoff. It took an extra hour, but now I mentally trace the full path of any wire, looking for potential contact points over a thousand hours, not just how it sits on the bench. Has anyone else had a simple piece of feedback that completely changed a routine step for you?

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emery_young133d ago

Carl's been there twenty years and you just met him?

dixon.spencer3d ago

I mean it's crazy how you can live in the same town and never cross paths with someone.