Shoutout to the old guy who insisted on using a specific sealant for Cessna 172 flap tracks

I thought he was just set in his ways, but after a hangar in Dallas had three planes come back with leaks using the generic stuff, I switched to his recommended Pro-Seal 890B. Has anyone else found a specific brand or part number that just works better than the 'equivalent' for a common job?

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3 Comments

william3202mo ago

Wait, three planes came back from the same hangar? That's a whole other problem.

avery_fox931mo ago

Shake my head at this whole mess. Three planes from one hangar? That sounds less like a coincidence and more like someone skipped their morning coffee for a month straight. @william320 you're right to call that out, that's not just a problem, that's a whole three-ring circus of issues. Honestly, be surprised if the next report doesn't say they were all fueled from the same wrong pump too.

rodriguez.cora2mo ago

Did you check the maintenance logs first?