Bud K
Well Known Member
I was pulling the cowl off to perform maintenance when the end of piano hinge pin holding the upper cowl to the bottom broke off. I have to twist hinge pin from the stowed position in order to pull it out. It broke off just as the pin enters the hinge. Fortunately, the end of the pin extends beyond the hinge at the firewall. I was able to reach around and push it out enough to grab the broken end and pull it out. Dodged a bullet. I wasn't sure how I would remove the pin otherwise.
Anyone else have this type of problem?