A Maintenance Oriented Podcast For Airplane Owners, Pilots, and Mechanics

159 – In the Approach Path of a Boeing 737!

I’m so glad I got talked into this one! (Thanks Kenneth!)

It turned out to be a definite highlight of the week… you can hear more about the details in the podcast audio.


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Other topics in today’s podcast:

Exhaust leaks found by pressure testing and soapy water:

Find out why there was “pink bubble wrap” under the instrument panel! (I’ll be removing that!):

And… here’s the broken trim pulley from a Cherokee Six (this is the view from the front, looking aft through the access at the back of the cabin area)

I found this one by “feeling” it, not by “seeing” it. I reached my arm up inside the panel on the right side of the tail, and as I was verifying I could rotate these two pulleys, I discovered something did not feel right at all… and this is why!

I got some really good feedback from the email yesterday that featured this picture… thanks to all of you who responded! Be sure to listen for the story of one Boeing 747 captain, who shared something that happened years ago.


Have a great week everyone!

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4 Comments

  1. Jonathan

    Just listened to this episode yesterday and had to come look for the video. So what was the 737 doing coming there? I’m guess it’s gonna be used for a school or something?

    • Dean Showalter

      I’ve heard bits and pieces about the plans for the 737, but I’m really not sure what it will be used for. Time will tell!

  2. christopher saindon

    You inspired me to go buy a borescope for both my airplane and car maintenance tasks!

    • Dean Showalter

      Awesome!

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