The-sky-captain Posted January 6, 2009 Report Posted January 6, 2009 I am nearing the end of my first annual which I have dreaded for months. The outcome has been very good with the only major issue being the seal on my prop. I decided to go ahead and get the prop rebuilt since it has been 10 yrs and it will be one last thing I will have to worry about in the future. All in all it's a good start to the new year. Quote
Mcstealth Posted January 6, 2009 Report Posted January 6, 2009 Good luck. Let us know how it goes. David Quote
eaglebkh Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 Better than my first annual - a cracked engine mount - $5k. The pre-buy didn't catch that one... Quote
The-sky-captain Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Posted January 14, 2009 Well... the small issue with the prop needing to be resealed has turned into a little bigger issue. Once the prop shop got in and tore the prop down they found that the hub had a little too much corrsoson for their liking... The hub is being rebuilt at this time. The dreaded first annual is beginning to look a little less like I had hoped would. A highly acclaimed Mooney shop did the prebuy. Seems this could have been caught.... Oh well, the joys of plane ownership! Quote
TurboExec Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Sorry to hear about the prop findings. But that seems to be hard to catch on a pre-buy unless they were to take the prop to a shop or pull it apart themselves. Has the prop had some considerable time on it since the last time it was pulled apart? Quote
The-sky-captain Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Posted January 14, 2009 It was overhauled in 1998 and resealed in 04'. My mechanic said the spinner looks like it hasn't been off in a while, which I thought would have been done on a pre buy. Overall the plane is in great shape... I can't really complain:) Quote
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