Mar 23, 2024     Week 41 - (30 hours)       Category: Landing Gear

The Rans is nearly finished, so attention returned to the Cessna this week. A recently discovered AD on the ignition switch resulted in its removal. A new one is on order. The large upper snap rings were installed on the main gear legs. The new Cleveland brakes and wheels were installed and fluid was temporarily added to the nose gear strut to keep it from bottoming out. Then the plane was lowered onto its gear with a cushioned sawhorse supporting the tail. That done, we could once again get into the interior to continue work there. We recruited one of our younger members to crawl under the panel to install the brake master cylinders and hoses. The rudder pedals will soon go in, so a few members began the process of figuring out that puzzle.