Always double and triple check what is behind that very last hole you are drilling for that little trim piece that will just make it all look good.
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Choice words and a picture of how it was found were left out for the faint of heart.
Always double and triple check what is behind that very last hole you are drilling for that little trim piece that will just make it all look good.
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Choice words and a picture of how it was found were left out for the faint of heart.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
Was that line very important?
Just the rear line out of the left fuel tank going down the window post.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
That's why Piper give's you 2 tanksOriginally Posted by Steve Pierce
Glenn
Rear line isn't that important--it's the front line that can be problematic!
Marine Corps Aviation since 1966
Steve, Pulled one of those out of a Cessna 180 that the previous mechanics wrapped a split rubber fuel line over and clamped it with three ( yes 3 ) hose clamps to keep it from leaking.... The hole was perfectly in line with a screw for the interior panel.
Brian.
Brian, I did that as a temporary fix while we drained the tank and then decided I better do it right.
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Decided that screw didn't need to be there anyway and that I shouldn't be drilling things like that at 6 am.
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Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
the best one i did...ONCE... was last step on rebuild, putting under wing fairings on and drilled into sight gage hose... slow leak so didn't notice it till morning, and the mess!!
That was the last screw on this one.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
I always refer to such things as 'snatching defeat, from the jaws of victory...'That was the last screw on this one.
Ha, good one.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
The fuel system is not supposed to be vented?
Why didn't you just put the screw in?
Life in Alaska isn't always easy, but it has its rewards.
It was but I forgot to add some proseal to the tip.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
doing this to make us feel better, right?
Thank you for the reminder...
I don't know where you've been me lad, but I see you won first Prize!
watch out for the PK screw that slowly rattles into a tank or pipe. I had this happen. Fine for years because a short screw was used, then after an annual a long srew was fitted that just touched a fuel tank. must have taken a years flying before a hole appeared.
I had just arrived home from Wichita with a brand new 180 when I noticed the fuel selector handle move when the flaps were retracted. Pulled the plates off the floor to look and found two slices in the main fuel line that were cut there by the quadrant on the flap handle. Fortunately it hadn't cut though and leaked yet. There were only two landings on this plane after Cessna's flight testing.
N1PA
I bet you got Cessna.s attention real fast!
Between that and the sprocket falling off of the bottom of the elevator trim screw jack on another new 180, lets just say that the Cessna tech rep was not happy with me.
N1PA
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