Supply mess ups

[fc2spyguy]

Well, I figured there are plenty of funny mess ups in supply and thought I'd open up this thread.

The classic someone didn't look at the unit of issue so when they order 100 acid brushes they get 100 boxes of 100 count.

My favorite thought was ordering a capacitor in the gulf that was the size of a quarter and being told it was up in the hangar. So I said to myself "damn supply is lazy as hell" I went up to the hangar to meet the supply guy and he points over to a crate that was about 2 1/2 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet. Opened it up to find a tow hitch for a humvee.... I didn't sign for it and the cap we needed took another month to get:icon_rage

 

[gaijin6423]

We found the NSN for "Beer, Budweiser, 24-count" on NALCOMIS, so naturally, we ordered a few. Even the Gunny thought it'd be fun to see if we could pull it off, but apparently that item specifically required the Aviation Supply Officer's signiture. He didn't think it was such a good idea. The Master Guns pulled us out of that fire, thank God.

FC2, your acid brush comment belies 2M program training. Any truth to that? I used to be instructor/recertifier qualled, back in the day.

 

[fc2spyguy]

Nah, no 2m training here. Just some regular soldering for me. Bigger the blob better the job right? However, we had some awesome ones on our ship.

The acid brushes were used mainly in greasing valve stems and such. With the occasional job that required some soldering.

 

[Gatordev]

One of the dets while underway ordered a cabin door. Instead they got a HUGE marine valve. It didn't quite fit. We also had a part that was shipped from someone "outside" the supply system that made it to our theatre, and even coutry, in 24 hours. Unfortunately it was shipped to a sister ship on the other side of the country (Panama). Our ship was literally pulling the brow when a van comes screeching up, and throws the part out the window at our waiting Suppo.

It was about this time that an OIC and Det Chief decided it would be fun to tell a certain maintenance officer that it was the wrong part. Once the hillarity had subsided, I believe the one word response I gave began with F and had 7 letters. And it wasn't "friends."

 

[gaijin6423]

Too bad. It was a neat round of schools to go to, and it's a great maintenance program. Even NASA likes it, mainly because 2M shaved 800 pounds off each of their shuttles, and produced more reliable electronic equipment.

Oh, and back to supply screw ups... I've been called down to pick up crap that my shop had never ordered on more than one occasion. All it takes is one dumbass over in airframes to mash the wrong part of the keyboard with his meaty, caveman-esque paws, and I wind up getting an NDI x-ray machine. You'd think that, with all those watchdogs in supply making sure people like me don't order beer, someone (SOMEONE) would have said to themselves, "Now, why does AVI need this piece of metalworking equipment?" WTF, over?

 

[JIMC5499]

I ordered 4 cartons of the Plastic Canopy Cleaner (birdsh*t) and due to a misread on the carbon ended up with 4 pallets of it. Funny part is that the squadron was only billed for the 4 cartons. We couldn't give it back and the P-3 guys couldn't get it so there were alot of trades made. 2-1/2" fire hose makes a helo wash job fun and quick.

 

[fc2spyguy]

Lol, just remembered one of the many times I was bored underway in CSMC (Combat Systems Maintenance Central) on the 0000-0400 watch. Would open up fedlog and just start putting names under the search function. NINs for tanks, stingers and all sorts of fun stuff in there. Unfortunately I was never able to find the following items: "Useful Ensign" "self swabbing deck" and others...

 

[gaijin6423]

You didn't happen to find an NSN or NIIN for air brake fluid, humvee keys, a PRC-E-7, or an I-D10-T form, did you? I've been looking for years...

Oh, and another of my borderline incedents involved an NSN: I made up a fake NSN and sent one of my LCpls (not too bright of a guy) to ask a Sgt in another work center for 15ft of fallopian tubing. ...A FEMALE Sgt. Luckily, she was in on the joke, and spent about an hour messing with the poor guy's mind.

 

[DocT]

I made up a fake NSN and sent one of my LCpls (not too bright of a guy) to ask a Sgt in another work center for 15ft of fallopian tubing.

Can you believe that OCS called that trick hazing? Harmless fun IMO.
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[Road Program]

When I was a divo I had a standing deal with my RPPO. I guess this wouldn't be such a big deal in a squadron, but just try to imagine this happening on a ship...

The deal was this: If my RPPO could make a Hornet show up on a flatbed with delivery to our workcenter, I would see to it he never had to show up for work as long as he was still attached to the ship. Too bad, though...the damn plane never showed up.