Foreign Object Debris creates Foreign Object Damage

You already know it – Ideally all the waste from maintenance tasks should be put in the waste bin right away.

However, it is not all the time practical. Working on ladder or stand, or simply no waste bin near the work bench.

FOD (Foreign Object Debris) ends up in small piles on the engine deck, maybe there is a “suitable shelf”, or on the ladder or maintenance stand.

The risk is however very high, that the FOD is kicked around and gets out of sight. This FOD is no longer under control and becomes dangerous.

Anything can happen to uncontrolled FOD. It can become stuck under a shoe and fall off while working on top of a helicopter. Puncture a tire. Get sucked into a turbine engine or get lodged in flight- or engine controls. Maybe even short out electrical terminals.

Are you FOD aware? Avoid this.

Photo: FOD by screw with washer in a King Air 250 main tire.

Wearing TheCanKey FOD bag, you don’t have to worry about all that can go wrong with uncontrolled FOD.

Simply deposit the maintenance waste in the FOD bag right away. You can fully concentrate on the maintenance task at hand – without interruption. No time is wasted walking back and forth to the waste bin. No more running up and down stands and ladders time and time again. No starting-over maintenance tasks because of interrupted concentration.

The FOD bag is small light weight and easy to wear by a clip-on strap, around the waist or across your shoulder. Or hang it within reach at the workstation.

Photo: TheCanKey FOD bag – easy to wear.

The FOD bag has one large main compartment and a smaller compartment on the rear side. Thereby separating the waste and new material or smaller tools needed for a task. Compartments are closed by zippers and can be left open or closed as required by the work conditions.

TheCanKey FOD Bag is a simple and practicable solution. Keeps your hands free to work. Keeps the FOD out of your pockets and away from the floor. Keeps personnel focus on the maintenance task.

FOD bag is improving safety and efficiency.
Every time you are interrupted in the maintenance task – going back in the task description to ensure that nothing is missed – is normal procedure.

Avoiding all these repetitions of the same maintenance task will save time and money and make the work more efficient leaving lees room for making mistakes.

No more spending valuable mechanics time doing hangar-walk-around in search for a waste bin. Check the step counter on your phone to see the difference. You will be surprised!

Avoids personal injury from safety wire clippings and other sharp objects put in work clothes pockets.

TheCanKey FOD bag has a large FOD prevention logo to remind everybody of the importance of collecting Foreign Object Debris before it creates Foreign Object Damage.

Management plays a critical role in FOD prevention.

It is the reasonability of the management to: