denverpilot
Tied Down
... as opposed to an unhappy one!
(I meant to post this but we were too busy flying it, and I just got the PDF of the final bill.)
1975 C-182P / O-470S
Full Annual inspection completed. 19 hours labor.
Lowest compression was #3 at 75/80. Around 950 hours on our O-470S. It had a cylinder replaced early on by the original owner around 200 hours.
All the usual ELT and AD checks.
Other maintenance performed:
Replaced left brake lining.
Replaced a map/flood light and the taxi light.
A couple loose rivets around the airbox. Pulled airbox, drilled out rivets, replaced with oversized rivets. Replaced and re-rigged cable.
Replaced a few missing screws in various places.
Adjusted loose right aileron cable/control rod hardware.
Loose Alternator Shield wire secured.
Lubed stiff throttle cable. (We hadn't noticed but mechanic said it was stiff. Ok.)
Realigned muffler shroud that was out of position and bent bracket to better hold it in proper position.
Replaced induction air filter.
Dressed and painted prop blades.
Vacuum hose clamps checked. (Follow up to previous work. We thought we might be missing one. Long story about messing with a flaky vacuum regulator last year.)
Lubed controls including autopilot gears since it was "sticky/jerky" after we repaired the AP. (Flies pretty well now for an ARC Cessna 200... Not that it was great to begin with! Ha!)
Lubed and adjusted both cockpit doors which were doing the usual goofy Cessna things. (They close well now.)
Repositioned fuel vent tube to match CPA documentation from Cessna for uneven fuel burn. (Holy crap! It works too! The tanks stayed within 3 gallons of each other for the first time ever! Ha!)
Replaced vacuum relief filter.
Other labor ran total up to 25 hours or so.
Drum roll please... $1560. ($25 in light bulbs. Ha.)
Not bad at all.
Strangely we're still waiting on the bladder replacement bill. That other shop kinda does that.
If it weren't for the AI failure, optional avionics work (replaced panel overlays with a used pair we got for $45! Yes! No more plastic bits cracking and falling on the floor!, and removing the flaky ADF), and the seven year old left bladder tank failure earlier this year, it would have been a "cheap" year!
We're coming up on an oil change, which we do ourselves. (We're getting better at not making a godawful mess.)
And, I spent three hours scrubbin' the belly on Sunday, stem to stern. Now it's time for a full wash/wax job. Then we'll be all ready for spring/summer fun!
We deferred the LED landing/taxi lights. Our shop is working on becoming a Whelen dealer. Getting our lower cowl off is a PITA so we'll probably let 'em do that next time we're up there after they get that done.
(I meant to post this but we were too busy flying it, and I just got the PDF of the final bill.)
1975 C-182P / O-470S
Full Annual inspection completed. 19 hours labor.
Lowest compression was #3 at 75/80. Around 950 hours on our O-470S. It had a cylinder replaced early on by the original owner around 200 hours.
All the usual ELT and AD checks.
Other maintenance performed:
Replaced left brake lining.
Replaced a map/flood light and the taxi light.
A couple loose rivets around the airbox. Pulled airbox, drilled out rivets, replaced with oversized rivets. Replaced and re-rigged cable.
Replaced a few missing screws in various places.
Adjusted loose right aileron cable/control rod hardware.
Loose Alternator Shield wire secured.
Lubed stiff throttle cable. (We hadn't noticed but mechanic said it was stiff. Ok.)
Realigned muffler shroud that was out of position and bent bracket to better hold it in proper position.
Replaced induction air filter.
Dressed and painted prop blades.
Vacuum hose clamps checked. (Follow up to previous work. We thought we might be missing one. Long story about messing with a flaky vacuum regulator last year.)
Lubed controls including autopilot gears since it was "sticky/jerky" after we repaired the AP. (Flies pretty well now for an ARC Cessna 200... Not that it was great to begin with! Ha!)
Lubed and adjusted both cockpit doors which were doing the usual goofy Cessna things. (They close well now.)
Repositioned fuel vent tube to match CPA documentation from Cessna for uneven fuel burn. (Holy crap! It works too! The tanks stayed within 3 gallons of each other for the first time ever! Ha!)
Replaced vacuum relief filter.
Other labor ran total up to 25 hours or so.
Drum roll please... $1560. ($25 in light bulbs. Ha.)
Not bad at all.
Strangely we're still waiting on the bladder replacement bill. That other shop kinda does that.
If it weren't for the AI failure, optional avionics work (replaced panel overlays with a used pair we got for $45! Yes! No more plastic bits cracking and falling on the floor!, and removing the flaky ADF), and the seven year old left bladder tank failure earlier this year, it would have been a "cheap" year!
We're coming up on an oil change, which we do ourselves. (We're getting better at not making a godawful mess.)
And, I spent three hours scrubbin' the belly on Sunday, stem to stern. Now it's time for a full wash/wax job. Then we'll be all ready for spring/summer fun!
We deferred the LED landing/taxi lights. Our shop is working on becoming a Whelen dealer. Getting our lower cowl off is a PITA so we'll probably let 'em do that next time we're up there after they get that done.
