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  2. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    Failure to feed (FTF) is when a firearm fails to feed the next round into the firing chamber. Failure to feed is common when the shooter does not hold the firearm firmly (known as limp wristing), when the slide is not fully cycled by the preceding round, or due to problems with the magazine. It can also be caused by worn recoil springs, buffer ...

  3. Troubleshooting - Wikipedia

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    Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms.

  4. List of aircraft structural failures - Wikipedia

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    Cargo door locking mechanism failed allowing door to separate from the aircraft; cabin floor collapsed, control cables severed, crashed into a forest 1976-04-14 Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Argentina: near Cutral-Co Hawker Siddeley 748: Improper maintenance: undetected metal fatigue: 34 Starboard wing failed outboard of engine 1977-05-14

  5. Jamb - Wikipedia

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    The jamb bears the weight of the door through its hinges, and most types of door latches and deadbolts extend into a recess in the doorjamb when engaged, making the accuracy of the plumb (i.e. true vertical) and strength of the doorjambs vitally important to the overall operational durability and security of the door.

  6. Door Jam - Wikipedia

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    Door Jam can refer to: Doorjamb part of door frame; A Frasier episode of the same name "Door Jam (2 Stupid Dogs)", an episode of 2 Stupid Dogs

  7. List of Mayday episodes - Wikipedia

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    The cause of all three incidents was a design flaw with the rudder's control system which allowed the rudder to suddenly and unexpectedly go to full deflection and jam due to thermal shock of the hydraulic control valve.

  8. Shaft alignment - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal misalignment is misalignment of the shafts in the horizontal plane and vertical misalignment is misalignment of the shafts in the vertical plane: Offset horizontal misalignment is where the motor shaft is moved horizontally away from the pump shaft, but both shafts are still in the same horizontal plane and parallel. [citation needed]

  9. Target-type thrust reversal - Wikipedia

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    However, in two part thrust reverser, the mechanism for door deployment and location of deflector doors are significantly different from those of target-type thrust reverser. The inventors (one also as inventor of target-type) states that the design can increase the reverse thrust to 50% of the original thrust. [ 3 ]