Rusty Rob
rust·ee rob
Noun
1. A QA inspector on the Boeing 777X flight test fleet whose sole purpose in life is to find corrosion where God himself couldn’t. Known for turning a perfectly good airplane into a paperwork nightmare in under 5 minutes.
2. A mythical creature feared by mechanics everywhere; legend says if you whisper “Flecking” three times, Rusty Rob will appear with a flashlight and a engineer.
rust·ee rob
Noun
1. A QA inspector on the Boeing 777X flight test fleet whose sole purpose in life is to find corrosion where God himself couldn’t. Known for turning a perfectly good airplane into a paperwork nightmare in under 5 minutes.
2. A mythical creature feared by mechanics everywhere; legend says if you whisper “Flecking” three times, Rusty Rob will appear with a flashlight and a engineer.
“Damn, we were about to wrap up preflight… then Rusty Rob showed up and found corrosion (Flecking) on the inlets".
by Jack Hammer69 September 03, 2025
