188 – Cessna 172 Squawks and Repairs

Airplane Owner Maintenance - By Dean Showalter

It certainly looked like a crusty old engine when we removed the cowling for the annual inspection.

The exterior is one thing… but perhaps even more importantly, I wondered about the internal condition of the engine.

Surprisingly, the borescope showed the cylinders to be in amazingly good condition on the inside. Perhaps this was partially due to lots of consistent flying in the past couple years.

Since the airplane had been in Florida before it was sold, there were multiple areas of corrosion to clean and repaint. Just the other day, it was “spotty green,” as we had primed the bare spots in preparation for paint.

In this week’s podcast episode, we cover the first 30 squawks… we’ll continue through the list in another episode.

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Have a great week everyone!

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