The sun has only completely risen in Beiku, and it is a good time to roll up your sleeves and start a new day's work, but it is the time when the officers and men of the 101st Brigade on duty today are in the most suspenseful mood.

Everyone without exception has the same puzzle, obviously there is no problem with the plane, why must Captain Li abort the mission and return home? For this purpose, the absolute control of the captain was used.

On the tarmac, Luo Wei couldn't help but ask the sergeant beside him in a low voice, "Squad leader, is the captain mistaken?" Our support has been repeated for nearly two hours, and it will definitely not be a maintenance failure. ”

After saying that, he apologized, and the sergeant was still quite satisfied with Luo Wei's attitude, and he was not so impatient with him at this time, and patiently explained, "Any possibility exists, and the plane may encounter any situation in the sky." The captain can't be mistaken, he has never made a mistake in this regard. ”

"But the situation reported by the tower is normal, it's just that the captain doesn't feel very good, this is a bit of a joke, and it's not materialistic to fly a plane by feeling." Luo Wei smiled slightly and said, he has the demeanor of an ace college student, and even if you show a studious attitude, he is ready to make a long talk about materialism.

The sergeant just glanced at him and said lightly, "The captain has encountered more dangers than you have ever seen and heard, and none of them have failed to deal with them." There must be a reason why he doesn't feel right. ”

"It's all people who make mistakes, Einstein's theory of relativity ......"

"The theory of relativity is Einstein's?" The sergeant asked suddenly.

Luo Wei was stunned, "Yes." ”

The sergeant glared and asked again, "Are you sure it was Albert Einstein who brought it up?" ”

"Yes...... Huh, it doesn't seem to be? I should be not mistaken! Luo Wei was made into self-doubt by the sergeant's exaggerated performance, and recalled sharply with a frown.

The sergeant suddenly smiled, "You are not confident at all, you know that you are right, but under the doubts of others, you quickly develop self-doubt." The captain is the opposite, he is more confident than anyone else, and he is very determined. ”

Another sergeant smiled and said, "Lieutenant Luo, you can easily be a traitor, the revolutionary will is so unfirm." ”

Luo Wei couldn't cry or laugh, "How can this have anything to do with the revolutionary will." Squad leader, you don't count, you're lying to me, you know I'm right. ”

"But you don't believe you're right." The sergeant pointed to the 1616 J-16 that was landing, "Look at it, the captain will definitely convince everyone, we still pray for more blessings and pray that it is not a matter of aircraft maintenance, otherwise everyone will not have good fruit to eat." ”

Luo Wei suddenly became confident, and puffed up his chest and said, "It's definitely not a problem with the maintenance, I have cross-checked it three times, even if it is a screw, there will not be the slightest deviation." ”

"I hope so."

Niu Yaoyang listened to the conversation between them and did not express any opinions, his maintenance team had such a situation in the first important flight mission, and he, the non-commissioned officer leader, was under great pressure.

When the fighter returned to the tarmac, Fang Chenghe had already rushed over with a group of leaders in a car.

From the outside, the fighter did not have the slightest abnormality, the sound of the engine was calm and powerful, and the attitude of the aircraft was normal. Prior to this, Wu Shaoqing had already received an order to take the technical backbone of the repair shop in place, and the emergency technical backbone of the Eagle Falcon Brigade was also rushed over from the infield under the leadership of Li Liming.

"What do you think?" Fang Chenghe asked Li Zhan, who had just gotten off the plane.

Li Zhan took off his flight helmet, pointed his right hand wearing white labor protection gloves to the engine compartment, and said, "I think there is a problem with the right hair." ”

"Right hair?" Fang Chenghe frowned and strode over.

Li Liming's expression was grim and he followed indefatigably. It's not a good thing to have a problem or not, and the situation in front of me is very embarrassing. The maintenance was tantamount to being forced on the fire, and it is unknown whether it will start to roast or a false alarm. The difference is that if Li Zhan judged correctly, then the maintenance might be uncomfortable, and it was Captain Li who was uncomfortable if he judged wrong.

It was precisely Captain Li who put the officers and men of the Eagle Falcon Brigade in the corner, which made the officers and soldiers feel very strange in their hearts, as if they had been wronged by their parents - why did I beat me with 60 points in the exam!

The bright light shone brighter than the light of the rising sun.

Several key technical backbones immediately started the inspection with flashlights. To deal with such potential safety hazards that are not fully exposed or not exposed, everyone has a set of mature inspection methods, and they are quite tacit in cooperation. Li Liming's way is more special, he stands on the right side of the hair and listens.

At this point, the engine has not stopped, and the engine has been kept running.

Suddenly, Li Liming shouted: "Stop!" Engine Stop! ”

Niu Yaoyang, who was inspecting in the cockpit, immediately turned off the car.

The anomaly appeared, and there was a distinct tooth-squeaking sound in the engine compartment, as if there was no noise when the old electric fan was running normally, but after slowing down, the blades rubbed against the cover and made an unpleasant sound, and the problem was only exposed at this time. Everyone couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.

The faces of several senior backbones changed dramatically.

The officers and men of the maintenance crew looked at each other, and several cadres who were on duty at the tower just now looked at each other in surprise

There is no need to look at it at all, the sound is pierced from the right hair, judging from the sound, the engine blades must have received irreversible damage, and the core engine may have also been hit hard.

"Open and check!" Fang Chenghe's face turned cold, and he gave an order.

The personnel of the maintenance and repair shop disemboweled the right shot of the J-16 No. 16 on the spot. Li Liming inspected the appearance of the right-engine cabin, and soon found that small hole.

"Brigade Commander, this is the position." Li Liming reports.

Li Zhan's arrow rushed up and snatched the flashlight directly from the hand of a small lieutenant beside him, which happened to be Luo Wei. When I looked at it, it was a small hole, as if a bullet had pierced through the skin and the bullet had penetrated into it. It's just a hole about the diameter of the middle finger, and you won't be able to spot it if you don't look closely. But Li Zhan knew that this was like a small-caliber bullet entering a person's body, with a small hole on the surface, but it was rotten inside.

Regardless of what caused it for the time being, the key is to figure out what kind of damage the right hair has suffered.

Li Zhan returned the flashlight to Luo Wei, glanced at him and didn't say anything, didn't even give a superfluous look, pointed over there and said, "Go and call Squad Leader Niu and Han Hongjun over." ”

"Yes!" Luo Wei ran to the nose of the plane to call someone.

Niu Yaoyang and Han Hongjun immediately ran over, came to the front, and discussed in a low voice with Li Zhan and Li Liming around the small hole in the skin of the right-engine cabin. Luo Wei stood not far away and was excited, looking like he was waiting for the captain's summons at any time.

"What do you think caused it?"

"It's like a small-caliber rifle bullet, but it's impossible."

"It must be metal, ordinary things can't cause such damage."

"It's strange, what could be caused by such a small round hole?"

"I didn't feel it at all when I was flying, and I was sure that the force of the invasion was very strong, and if it was a flying object, it must have been very fast, and it penetrated the skin of the fuselage in an instant."

"It is impossible for a flying object to cause such damage, according to my judgment, it should be a hard object similar to a bullet."

"Could it be the parts of the plane itself?" Li Zhan suddenly proposed a possibility that made everyone stunned and fell into deep thought.

Without saying anything, Li Liming began a detailed inspection of the front half of the fuselage, including the wing.

"Old squad leader, what can I do?" Luo Wei felt that he couldn't stand like this, and wanted to ask Li Zhan for advice, but Li Zhan's serious expression discouraged him, and it seemed that Li Liming, the old squad leader, had the best to speak, so he ran over and asked in a low voice.

Li Liming glanced at the little lieutenant with a very raw face twice, and asked, "Are you from the Maverick Maintenance Group?" ”

"Yes, old squad leader."

Li Liming said, "You should also check everything, do it carefully, and pay attention to any details." ”

"Yes!"

Luo Wei saluted excitedly, and immediately used the flashlight to conduct a detailed inspection of the corners and corners. In his opinion, this is the perfect opportunity to prove his ability.

When I was in school, the instructor said many times that only soldiers who can stand up at critical moments will receive more attention and attention from their superiors, and this is an unbreakable truth that can be found in the whole army. He remembers it very clearly, and treats it as an important working principle for him to get ahead after leaving the army. But he didn't remember what the instructor said the most:

There is always only one core working principle of maintenance support, that is, seriousness, seriousness, seriousness, seriousness!

Don't think that those who carry the rank of lieutenant are cadres, and the new officers who come out of the military academy are recruits. Why do you attach so much importance to grassroots work experience from top to bottom, looking at which of so many generals does not have solid grassroots work experience.

The non-commissioned officers of the maintenance crew gave Luo Wei, the new officer, the respect he deserved, which was due to the respect that the soldiers had for the officers, and whether they could win everyone's trust needed to do solid work.

The big-headed soldiers are always the most realistic, they only look at the facts.

Han Hongjun stopped under the compound pylon on the right flank, turned his head and reported, "Captain, there is a problem with the composite pylon. ”

One sentence attracted everyone's attention, what does the right hair failure have to do with the composite pylon?

Li Zhan strode over, and Han Hongjun looked at a small screw hole in the pylon, and said, "Look, the screws here are missing." ”

"That's right." Li Zhan knew what was going on just by looking at it, it was the screw that fell off and hit the right-engine cabin.

After Li Liming observed it carefully, his mood suddenly became heavy.

Noticing the change in Li Liming's expression, Li Zhan glanced at him, and the two walked to the side very tacitly.

"Liming squad leader, do you see the reason?" Li Zhan asked in a low voice.

Li Liming nodded slightly, "There is no obvious damage on the appearance, the screw fell off smoothly, and the torque should be wrong." ”

"Maintenance's responsibility?" Li Zhan's heart also sank.

Li Liming nodded slowly again.

"Your conclusion is the conclusion of the investigation." Li Zhan sighed.

The two fell silent.

The fault caused by human factors, the damage to the right hair has not yet been clarified, but it will certainly not be light. Niu Yaoyang's punishment of the maintenance team basically can't run away.

Several people on the right wing are looking at this side, and their hearts are beating. It was obvious that the old squad leader had discovered something and was discussing it privately with the captain. is obviously very confident in his own security work, but in this strange situation, everyone is not at ease - is there an oversight that you haven't noticed?

Fang Chenghe, who was on the other side of the engine room, also noticed the abnormality here and walked over.

When Li Zhan and Li Liming saw Fang Chenghe coming over, they both ended the topic they were discussing.

"Brigadier Commander."

Fang Chenghe went straight in, "What problem did you find?" ”

"One of the screws of the composite hang-up fell off and hit the right-engine compartment." Without the slightest hesitation, Li Zhan reported, took Fang Chenghe to the right wing, and motioned to Nie Jianfeng, who had just arrived, to hold the rest of the people back.

Li Liming pointed to the screw hole and said, "There is no damage caused by external force, my judgment is that the torque is not enough to cause it to fall off, and the screw that fell off in the specific attitude of the plane hit the right engine cabin." The skin of the right-hand engine cabin is only about five centimeters open, but it must be a mess inside. ”

"Problems with maintenance?" Fang Chenghe's heart also sank.

Li Liming glanced at Li Zhan and said in a deep voice, "I personally think so." ”

Fang Chenghe said to Li Zhan, "Gather the troops." ”

"Yes!"

Li Zhan ran out, "All assembled!" ”

Everyone put down what they were doing and ran and lined up as units.

"Look to the right, look forward, take a break!" Li Zhan's password was very urgent, so that everyone's reaction couldn't keep up. It can be seen that Li Zhan is also very anxious in his heart.

In the past, there was a recruit who couldn't get a screwdriver, and the result was that the recruit's eggs in his pocket made everyone very nervous, which directly led to the cancellation of all flight training that day, and the whole station and the whole regiment engaged in safety education for a week.

This time it's more serious.

Last time, it could be classified as a lack of safety awareness of the recruits, but this time, as a test flight fighter maintenance team composed of elite soldiers, it is difficult for them to talk about it.

This hurdle is very difficult.

Fang Chenghe stood in front of the team, and he didn't pay a salute, which showed how bad his mood was. This is a key test flight project of the whole army, and it is the whole army, not the whole air force. HNA's enthusiasm for the J-16 is much higher than that of the Air Force, and if it were not for the identity of the second brother of the service, the Air Force would not necessarily be able to drag this actual combat test flight mission in its hands.

"After a preliminary investigation, it can be determined that the failure was caused by the detachment of the composite pylons screws and hitting the right-engine compartment. In the next step, the repair shop and the maintenance team formed a joint inspection team to conduct a comprehensive inspection and inspection of the damage to the right hair and come up with a detailed report. The brigade will not do anything until this matter is thoroughly investigated! I personally took charge of the investigation and reported directly to me! Disband! ”

The new brigade commander was furious, and saying such a thing when the second confrontation drill was about to come was even more infuriating than sending in the snow.

The officers and men of Niu Yaoyang's maintenance crew were all stunned as if they had been struck by lightning, and there was a sense of the end of the world on a sunny day.

Everyone was silent.

This is undoubtedly the worst possible outcome.

Li Zhan returned to the command position and gave the order to disband, but the team did not move, and no one dared to move. He said, "The units continue to work, check the progress and report directly to the brigade commander, disband!" ”

Only then did the team disband, and continued to inspect according to their respective division of labor, and the movement was faster than just now.

Li Zhan called Niu Yaoyang aside and said in a deep voice, "If it weren't for the old squad leader of Liming just now, even if he called to turn off the car, the right hair would probably be scrapped." The position where the screws hit is near the core machine, you focus on checking the situation of the core machine, the disassembly should be disassembled, and tell me directly if you need anything. ”

"First brother......" Niu Yaoyang gritted his teeth, and the old man who was tall and big cried.

"It's not time to review, remember to be serious, serious and serious, you are the team leader, you are not serious, do you understand? Do a good job of the investigation first, and say anything if you do it well, but I don't need you to review it, I will directly punish you, understand? ”

"Yes!"

There is no blame or scolding, some are just explanations for the follow-up work.

As the saying goes, if you don't get your shoes wet when you walk by the river, you may encounter any ghost situation when the plane drives too much, and it is safest not to drive, but is that okay? Isn't that a good thing? It is better to expose problems in the day-to-day work than to have problems in war.