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Originally Posted by svandamme
Define "FOD" in this context.
one nut ain't going to clog a fuel intake or filter (to small, fuel will still flow around it)
No wrench is going to do so either. (to big fuel will still flow around it)
50 screws won't either....(they will just bunch up and act as a filter)
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Foreign Object Debris - anything that isn't part of the assembly/system is FOD.
We used to put sat's thru the Pachinko test where we'd roll them over to see what fell out. Tools left inside could/would do major damage on their way out. Small nuts/washers could/would become floating debris up in space in the weightlessness environment having the potential of shorting out electrical equipment.