flion
Well Known Member
I just started my third inspection in the life of N156PK and ran across a doozy, so I though I'd start this thread and see what others have found. Doesn't necessarily have to be during the condition - if it made you scratch your head and say, "What th' !?!" then it's probably fodder for this thread.
So I start by removing all the inspection panels, fairings, etc. I got the seat pans up and was levering myself out of the cockpit when I caused the stick to move and something moved under the seats. What's this? A big, round, aluminum plate wandering loose under the seats? Why, it's a fuel selector plate! Look at fuel selector ... nope, plate still there (of course, since the selector lever is, too). Back to loose plate ... looks identical. Back to mounted plate ... yep, same except drilled for my mounting solution. Now, where the heck did this come from? (On a more serious note, thank the gods it didn't foul up my controls!)
I can think of no way it got in there except during some period when the seat pans were off, but who came and dropped their fuel selector plate in my aircraft and how long ago? I may have to put up a lost and found notice at the airport. In the meantime, I think I've scratched a bald spot on my head trying to figure it out.
So I start by removing all the inspection panels, fairings, etc. I got the seat pans up and was levering myself out of the cockpit when I caused the stick to move and something moved under the seats. What's this? A big, round, aluminum plate wandering loose under the seats? Why, it's a fuel selector plate! Look at fuel selector ... nope, plate still there (of course, since the selector lever is, too). Back to loose plate ... looks identical. Back to mounted plate ... yep, same except drilled for my mounting solution. Now, where the heck did this come from? (On a more serious note, thank the gods it didn't foul up my controls!)
I can think of no way it got in there except during some period when the seat pans were off, but who came and dropped their fuel selector plate in my aircraft and how long ago? I may have to put up a lost and found notice at the airport. In the meantime, I think I've scratched a bald spot on my head trying to figure it out.