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189 – Cessna 172 Squawks Part Two

In episode 188, we covered the first 30 squawks on a Cessna 172 that’s in the shop for an annual inspection and a bunch of repairs.

In this episode, we are tackling another chunk of the squawks and repairs.

Here’s a sampling:

Under the pilot instrument panel, some wiring was tied to one of the fuel primer lines… a bad idea. I secured the wiring away from the primer line.


Here’s another one: the owner did not like the old, large throttle knob, and was ready to change the whole throttle control cable. Instead, I found a new knob that worked very well, and looks much nicer. (The knob in my hand is the old one.)


And another one: the instrument panel shock mounts were sagging, cracked, and broken:


In the next episode, I’m planning to finish the Cessna 172 squawks, and by then, the airplane should be back in the air!


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Have a great week!

188 – Cessna 172 Squawks and Repairs

It certainly looked like a crusty old engine when we removed the cowling for the annual inspection.

The exterior is one thing… but perhaps even more importantly, I wondered about the internal condition of the engine.

Surprisingly, the borescope showed the cylinders to be in amazingly good condition on the inside. Perhaps this was partially due to lots of consistent flying in the past couple years.

Since the airplane had been in Florida before it was sold, there were multiple areas of corrosion to clean and repaint. Just the other day, it was “spotty green,” as we had primed the bare spots in preparation for paint.

In this week’s podcast episode, we cover the first 30 squawks… we’ll continue through the list in another episode.


Have a great week everyone!


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