apenney Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 During the final 15 minutes of a cross country this week, I was about to be handed off to the CTAF but approach wasn't responding to my replies. I noticed the PTT switch on my yoke was lose...then noticed the nut was almost off. I think I couldn't depress the switch down enough to activate it. I couldn't screw it back on in flight so I plugged into the co-pilot side and used that PTT switch the rest of the flight and back. Is there anything more to this securing the switch other than the lose nut? Also, my socket doesn't fit in this small diameter space. Next I'll bring some needle nose pliers but just wanted to check in case anything else might be involved. Annual is next week but figured I can at least screw in a nut. Thanks.
carusoam Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 Nice problem solving technique... Go MS! -a-
GDGR Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 Loose* sorry. It took me a while to figure out what you meant. Whether you lost (lose) your switch. Or it wasn’t tight (loose)
LANCECASPER Posted March 22, 2019 Report Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, apenney said: Next I'll bring some needle nose pliers but just wanted to check in case anything else might be involved. A thin wall socket works well to tighten that up once you get it started.
MBDiagMan Posted March 24, 2019 Report Posted March 24, 2019 You might have to buy a cheap socket and grind around the perimeter until it fits. A lathe would be really great for that job, but you might not have one in the garage.
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