189 – Cessna 172 Squawks Part Two

Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter

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.

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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.)

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

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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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