Post Annual Report

It's been a few weeks since picking up the Arrow from the annual inspection. In short, the *required repairs* cost far less this year than last.

The only significant airworthiness issue was a crack in the lower wing skin, just forward of the spar and where the wing connects to the fuselage. I found this while cleaning the gear/wheel well a couple of days prior to taking it into the shop for the annual. Pix here:

http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/k2_boardrider/Wingskin/

Thanks to info. Jim Burns dug up from some A&Ps, this is a fairly common issue on Cherokees. My A&P has seen and repaired this type of crack several times. In his words, ours was "uglier than most". There is another Arrow that goes in for annual the same time as ours and it has the repair on both wings. The repair is a triangular shaped doubler.

Add one new nose wheel tire, replace a portion of the upper 1/2 of the muffler shroud, the usual oil change, and inspection fee for a total cost just South of 2 AMUs. Oh, wait, forgot about the prop hub eddy current inspection done right before annual. Add another 0.2 AMUs for that and we're at an even 2 AMUs. Still, that's 1/4 the cost of last year.

Next major item on the ownership agenda: Take advantage of Hartzell's 40% discount on a replacement 2-blade prop. Ours has been through three overhauls and due to the hub AD, the replacement from Hartzell is the best long term solution. A 3-blade would be nice but at a significantly higher price.
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