Spent 4 hours looking for a missing 10mm socket in a Cessna 172's engine bay

It fell into a tiny gap near the firewall and got stuck behind a bundle of wires, so I had to take half the cowling off just to fish it out with a magnet on a stick. My boss walked by and said 'I hope that socket is getting paid overtime' while I was laying on the creeper. Anyone have a good trick for keeping tools from vanishing in tight spots like that?

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ivan21114d agoTop Commenter

Honestly, the 10mm socket union is probably filing a grievance for those working conditions. Tbh your boss's joke was better than my pay.

lisa_jones2114d ago

You know, ivan211 might be onto something with the union talk. I bet the real issue is the 10mm's contract doesn't include hazard pay for rolling under heavy equipment. That's a major safety oversight (and why my box has three of them, all hiding).