Sentence examples for loose fastener from inspiring English sources

The investigation into the Santa Fe involves a concern over a loose fastener in the steering shaft of 2011 models.

A loose fastener on an electrical panel caused a small part of that panel to char last month, though that occurred on a test flight without paying customers.

They found few serious safety problems and instead highlighted one-off issues spotted on the tracks — loose fasteners, deteriorated wooden rail ties and decrepit third-rail insulators.

Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said Wednesday that conditions such as loose fasteners and defective stud bolts are problems that Metro is working to correct throughout the SafeTrack process.

Those inspections turned up a variety of missing or loose fasteners, but nothing that constituted a structural problem, the agency concluded.

Check for loose fasteners, slightly shift the position of the air-conditioner, or insert shims beneath it or between the air-conditioner body and the grille.

Last week, Metro had to shut down one side of the tracks at National Airport during the evening rush because of a "track problem" — loose fasteners.

If that application does not work, remove the drawer, tighten any loose fasteners and then clean the parts with a cloth or a cotton swab dipped in kerosene or cigarette-lighter fluid.

Use a wrench or screwdriver on each nut, bolt and screw - these machines vibrate a lot so loose fasteners can allow parts to work loose or break while the thrower is in use some dark night or early morning when you least expect it.

In one instance during Surge No. 3 — which focused on the Blue and Yellow line tracks between the Reagan National Airport and Braddock Road stations — an inspector noted an "excessive amount of loose fasteners" and had concerns about grout pads that were in "very poor" condition.

(3) Virtual track stiffness Diseases, such as dirty ballast, hanging sleepers, and loose fasteners, can cause deformation and holes, leading to virtual stiffness for the rail support.