# Giant Rubber Band: Maintenance Log

## Inspection Schedule

The rubber band must be inspected before each use. Given that each use results in significant stress to the material, post-use inspection is also recommended but rarely possible due to the operator being unavailable (usually at the bottom of something).

## Log

### Inspection #47

**Date:** Monday, 0800
**Inspector:** Field Technician Morrison
**Condition:** Band shows signs of fatigue at the left anchor point. Estimated 3 more uses before replacement.
**Action:** None. Operator insists on using it today.

### Post-Use #47

**Date:** Monday, 1430
**Condition:** Band intact. Operator was launched successfully. Operator returned to launch position involuntarily. Band showed no damage from the return impact. Operator showed significant damage.

### Inspection #48

**Date:** Wednesday, 0800
**Inspector:** Field Technician Morrison
**Condition:** Band appears to have stretched 4 feet overnight. No environmental cause identified. Band was not used between inspections.
**Note:** Morrison reports the band "twitched" during inspection. This is not a known behavior of rubber bands. Referred to engineering.

### Post-Use #48

**Date:** Wednesday, 1100
**Condition:** Band snapped during launch. Operator achieved partial altitude before returning to ground. Band fragments recovered. Left anchor point undamaged. Right anchor point missing.
**Action:** Order replacement band. Order replacement anchor point. Order replacement operator confidence.