A Job with Explosive Possibilities: Tank Diver | AVIATION DEEP DIVE
Are you small and flexible? Do you enjoy crawling into confined, dark spaces? Do you want to work around toxic chemicals with the constant threat of exploding to death?
If so, we have the job for you!
While not as glamorous as the description above makes it sound, the position of fuel tank maintenance person, or “tank diver,” as it is sometimes called, is vital to the aviation industry. These are the men and women who crawl inside aircraft fuel tanks to find and repair leaks and other structural malfunctions.
According to www.dvidshub.net, fuel technicians handle all operations involving the pumps, valves, manifolds, and all other aspects that encompass the fuel cell. The system is made up of massive black bladders that hold jet fuel within the wings and run down the bottom of the [aircraft] fuselage.
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