To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other people. In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g., what happens when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight. Finger of Death is actually a good description of what this generally does to the engine. Always pick up your toys tools With a lighthearted preface to a serious subject, Aircraft Maintenance Technology magazine's Michelle Garetson says Mom was right - if we're going to prevent FOD we must pick up our tools. Get careless, and it's worth more than just a spanking.
People can die.
Garetson goes beyond a familiar recount of risks and frustrations. Also features a list of tool suppliers. Article from Aviation Mtnce. Concorde Crash Raises Issues FOD is foreign object debris, like the 16-inch piece of stray metal believed to have caused the Air France Concorde crash outside Paris that killed all 109 people on board and four on the ground. A number of commercial airlines attended this year s FOD Prevention Conference, but the commercial level of FOD prevention involvement still needs to pick up the pace.