I thought I would start a new topic where we can share things we’ve found on our aircraft that are unacceptable. First off we can share items others should look for on their 170, secondly we can celebrate the improvements we get to make
I’ll go first with a project I’ve got going. The visible end of the pitch trim tab pushrod was corroded and I looked a little closer and saw that the pushrod that is there looked home made. I ended up purchasing an original pushrod to replace it. Once I removed the home made one today I realized how bad it was. You couldn’t see 3/4 of it as it is inside the elevator. I’m so glad it is being replaced. The history on this plane is it sat in storage for over thirty years. I’m guessing that when it was put back together 20 years ago the mechanic made this pushrod in place of an original. It is scary how poor quality the part was. There are a lot of things wrong with it.
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When my airplane underwent restoration… the restorer was surprised to find that the engine mount hardware holding the mount to the firewall…. were not AN hardware…but were BRASS.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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