Had a 747 hydraulic line blow out on me at O'Hare last Tuesday

I was doing a routine pressure check on a 747-400 at the gate in Chicago and a hydraulic line just let go. Sprayed Skydrol all over my right arm and apron before I could hit the cutoff. Took me nearly 4 hours to clean that mess up and get the line replaced. My lead just shook his head and said 'that's why we wear the gloves, kid.' Anyone else ever get baptized in hydraulic fluid on a job?

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casey_harris1mo ago

Was it really that bad or you just being dramatic?

daniel_walker1mo ago

@casey_harris nah I'm not being dramatic, it WAS genuinely that bad.