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A typical shift

Night shift in the hangar, 7pm to 7am, because the aircraft flies all day. A pilot has written up a faulty weather radar: pull the maintenance manual, run the built-in tests, trace the wiring, swap the unit, test it again and sign the logbook. Then a scheduled inspection: check antennas, batteries and connectors, update a navigation database. Every step documented. The aircraft leaves at 6am.