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Point well taken Larry! Also, remember that you replaced it the following year. Good thinking. Bob Saville Larry wrote: > Common sense is a strange, misunderstood quality that some people have naturally, and others will never > have no matter what they do. You can't "learn" common sense. Many years ago, I had a Piper Colt. I > took it in for an annual, and it failed the punch test on the fabric. I decided to try another A&P, as > the fabric looked OK. Had one of the better mechanics in the area look at it. I was honest up front, > and told him that it had failed the fabric punch test. His comment was to bring it in. He commented > that most mechanics didn't understand fabric, and thus only went by the book. He said that the punch > test was designed to qualify fabric to withstand the speeds and stresses of high performance aircraft > such as Super Vikings and the like, and that an aircraft such as the Colt didn't need to be up to those > standards, as the stresses it was subject to would be much less. He pushed and pulled, poked and > prodded, and then passed the annual. We replaced the fabric the following summer, as we knew the day of > reckoning would be upon us within a year or so. My point here is that common sense ruled in this case. > And, less you think this was a "paper" annual, this A&P was one of the most respected in Utah County. > My own common sense told me that the fabric was OK. His just confirmed it. > > Larry > > jan zanutto wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > I think there was a day when common sense ruled, but now the FAA is > > introducing FAR part 3 (I think it's 3) and is in the NPRM stage. It > > sets the guidelines for the criminal prosecution and heavy penalties/jail > > time for those who dont "follow the FARs". > > > > It is going to get harder to find people who will let common sense guide > > them with that kind of pressure looming over their heads. > > > > jan zanutto > > fresno, ca > > > > On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 10:40:50 -0800 Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Hi Dick, > > > Safety is one thing, common sense is another. Unfortunately the > > > common denominator seems to usually > > > be MONEY. > > > Is there another IA in the area who believes in safety but has a > > > little better perspective of the > > > other two legs of the triangel? > > > > > > Bob Saville > > > > > > > > > > > > Dick Chevalier wrote: > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > > > following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > Just when you thought this thread was over... > > > > > > > > I am still in the throws of an annual on my Cardinal. Seems that > > > a steel > > > > bushing in the tail that helps hold the stabilator on was at one > > > time > > > > replaced with an owner produced, slightly oversized part. It was > > > sloppy > > > > around the bolt. The bolt passes through two ball bearing races > > > in the stab > > > > and then through this bushing against which the inner race of the > > > inner > > > > bearing bears and is torqued. Obviously the aluminum skin > > > wouldn't be able > > > > to take the pressure. > > > > > > > > The IA won't allow me to use a replacement oversized bushing, > > > beautifully > > > > machined by my neighbor. He insists that a slightly oversized > > > (.060) > > > > bushing is not an "approved" repair. He also insists that you > > > can't owner > > > > produce a part without knowing EXACTLY what kind of steel and > > > plating were > > > > used by the mfg. to make the original. By the time the "support > > > bracket" is > > > > replaced with a used one and labor is added in this will cost me > > > around > > > > $500. > > > > > > > > I am of the opinion that the replacement of the original bushing > > > with one of > > > > ANY > > > > material of similar hardness, even if slightly larger, > > > accomplishes the > > > > purpose intended for the part I.E. something for the inner bearing > > > race to > > > > be tightened against that will spread the loading into the > > > aluminum skin, > > > > and over a larger surface area. Aparently so do a number of people > > > since > > > > this is a fairly common method of repair among other owners and > > > was already > > > > done once to mine and entered into the logbook. It is even > > > arguable that > > > > slightly larger is slightly better since the contact area is > > > greater, and > > > > since it is a bushing not a bearing the material hardness is not > > > critical. > > > > It certainly would be no less safe! > > > > > > > > Here is the point. I expect an IA to apply frugality and common > > > sense to a > > > > repair. 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