Gang John Brier is a friend of mine with a 58 Forney. He is not a member of our users group (but he will be very soon!). He has a question about the AD on the fuel pump. Can anyone through some light on this for him (us)? Please respond to the group and I will forward your messages to John.
Thanks Glen Fellow Coupe owners, I have a 1958 Forney, located at the Lakeland Airport here in Fla. I am having an annual inspection and the mechanic needs to take the top off the fuel pump to check the screen as required under AD 81-07-06. This involves a cork gasket and a washer being replaced. Unfortunately, every vender I have tried wants to sell me a "KIT" with lots of fuel pump stuff that includes the few items I need. The price is $110.00. Don't feel that I want to spend this kind of dough every year for a kit when I only need a few items. Can any of you advise me of a source for these items? I had to use a mechanic that is not Coupe savvy as the airplane ran out of annual this fall before I could get down to move it. He wants new parts and so do I The TCM #'s are 643913, 643914, and 643915. I have had this plane for seven years. I have checked the logs and three different mechanics did annuals. Never heard a word about these parts. It is my belief , that if they did inspect the screen per the AD they must have used the old parts to put it back together. My personal opinion is that they just pencil whipped this AD and logged it as "CW", which they all did. My mechanic here is just trying to comply the right way and now I am scratching for these items. Would appreciate any advice you may offer. ps: I will keep the airplane here until spring and then plan on flying it back to Maine will it will reside permanently. Any Coupe get togethers this winter in Region 12 I would be interested in attending. Thanks very much. 1958 Forney N26C. Best regards, John Brier Glen Glen Davis 917 297 1111 www.ishootpictures.com www.ercoupepilot.com
