EAA493 Mailing List: Annuals

[Lawrence Wedel (tinkerlarry]

Years ago as a new A&P I was involved in doing quite a few annuals and 
progressive inspections. The linked article (below) left me with a question 
about some of them.

Memories from that far back (>30 years ago) may not be entirely accurate or 
complete, but I don't remember doing or seeing the AI check the particular 
point of failure mentioned in the linked article. I remember doing checks of 
other closely related items, but not where this failure showed up. Someone 
having missed that failure potential combined with the pilot error in fuel 
control cost the pilot in this article his life.

I'll certainly pay attention to that item when doing my condition inspections 
in the future. I'll also pay preflight attention to it if/when I fly an older 
aircraft.

http://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Safety-and-Technique/Accident-Analysis/Accident-Statistics/ePilot-Reports/Almost-correct?WT.mc_id=150403epilot&WT.mc_sect=sap

Larry