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afterbody

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afterbody [ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ]
n pl -bodies
(Astronautics) any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc., in orbit


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] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With a B-4 stand in hand, a co-worker and I walked to the aircraft and removed the top propeller afterbody.
This directive requires we check the afterbody bolts for proper thread count and nut plates for security.
The turn occurred without incident, and, afterwards, as I have done countless times before, I went into the shop to update maintenance control and the maintenance action forms (MAFs) while the other two maintainers removed the balance gear and installed the propeller afterbody assemblies.
 
 
 
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