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Old 20th November 2012 | 04:38
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AdamFrisch
 
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It has been a bit painful. The wait more than anything else.

AD's that needed complying with, dye penetrant on the main spar etc. Then the prop hubs. Hartzell have made them into a Service Bulletin that the prop shops are not allowed to comply with if they want to stay certified by Hartzell... All just an evil scam to drum up sales for new props and hubs. Thankfully, we found one who was willing to comply with just the inspection and overhaul. Then when the props were finally back after a month and a half away, they find dodgy repair work in the tail from an old tail strike. I was not too happy about this late discovery, because that would mean god knows how much longer before I got her back. I grumbled quite vocally, and thankfully they did a quick repair job. Metal work is always the worst, because it takes ages to do.

But all seems to be good now, and she flew very nicely with her newly overhauled high spark magnetos.
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