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PSA: Always double-check the torque on stabilizer trim jackscrews
Last month at a shop in Charlotte I had a Baron come in for a routine inspection. Found the jackscrew nut had backed off by almost a full thread. Previous guy mustve rushed it. Caught it before it got serious but man that couldve been bad on a go-around. Has anyone else found loose hardware on older Pipers?
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wren23012h ago
Backed off by almost a full thread" sounds like the previous guy was going for a personal best in worst maintenance practices. Glad you caught it before that go-around turned into a go-down.
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emma_baker619h ago
Notice this same lazy thinking everywhere now @wren230, from people overtightening jar lids to programmers pushing buggy code just to meet a deadline. Everyone's in such a rush to get things done they skip the basic checks that keep stuff from breaking. Takes more time to fix a stripped thread than it does to just do it right the first time.
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shanec6112h ago
Buddy of mine stripped a lug nut clean off once trying to hit the same torque twice.
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