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Repairing Worn Cowl Hinge
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Repairing Worn Cowl Hinge

by: WaltPosted on: October 10, 2020January 5, 2025

At around 500 flight hours I was getting wear on the cowl hinges, one of my end “eyes” had worn through and would no longer support the hinge pin. The thought of replacing the hinge,  riveting and the associated painting was not appealing to me. […]

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