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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by foldr on Friday December 15, 2017 @03:44PM (#15934924)
A tear down doesn't necessarily involve inspecting every part.
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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by chiph on Friday December 15, 2017 @08:19PM (#15936743)
They inspect pretty near every part on a 747 during a D check. Including the toilets.

https://youtu.be/x_yHtfGH0nI?t=36m55s

So far as the HH-53 (the USAF version), when I rode one in the 80's, the saying was that if it wasn't dripping hydraulic fluid, there was something wrong.

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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by foldr on Saturday December 16, 2017 @09:22AM (#15939640)
I'm sure they do a thorough inspection, but there is nothing in the video to suggest that they inspect literally every part, or anything close to it. Note that by "every part" I mean every component, not every area of the plane. Your remark about the toilets suggests that you may have assumed the latter interpretation.
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