Animosity2k Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I dropped my plane off for Annual yesterday. It's due for the 5 year rubber replacement, and the 2 year wing inspection. It has 436 hours on it. Anything else you guys would consider asking the AP to check? I noticed when I taxi around I get a lot of creaking noise, someone suggested last year the padding between the landing gear and the body of the plane which we did but it didn't seem to fix it. Also with all the talk about exhaust leaks lately, I wanted to have them check it, is there a particular way this is done or should they know? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I posted pictures of checking the exhaust. if they have any questions you can have them contact me. They should be pulling the upper fairings and checking the gear at the condition inspection. My guess it has something to do with the fairing or the gear mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 These planes creak. I’m not sure there is any way to cure this. If I taxi without my headset on mine is pretty noisy. With my Bose on it’s very quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Creaking during taxi is very common. You have a plastic / carbon fiber plane. Where one part is inserted or bolted to another part they will creak during taxi. Nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Brakes rub, fairings rub, the cabin doors rattle, all normal. Brakes: can't fix that one. Fairings: you could have some padding installed to help the fairings move a bit, and maybe trim them a little so they aren't hitting the gear legs. Baggage doors: some airplanes have this absolutely annoying rattle during flight, made worse/better during certain maneuvers. It's the baggage door. Put a little super soft foam padding around the corners to help stop that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Exhaust leak check on the muffler is insanely easy. Most good shops do it. It is an incredible liability issue these days, not like in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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