What do you do with inspection panel screws during annual?

[Capt]

Zip lock bags taped close by, containers are a pain, they get in the way when rolling around under your machine on a creeper!

 

[Bill Boyd]

Based on the replies it seems that a lot of people remove many inspection panels and screws before they re-install them.

I always open up one area, do the inspection and then close it back up. There are a few areas that have many screws (empennage area, seat pans, baggage wall) but I always open up each section and re-assemble before moving on to the next section.

I also like to spread the inspection out over a few weeks. I will often do a flight after doing an inspection that requires a lot of dis-assembly & re-assembly. I feel that it reduces the chances of having a maintenance induced problem.

Are we going to re-visit the thread now on what date can ethically/legally be recorded for a required inspection that takes place over a protracted time frame?

 

[Ironflight]

Are we going to re-visit the thread now on what date can ethically/legally be recorded for a required inspection that takes place over a protracted time frame?

Why not revisit that thread (or threads) or start a new one instead of taking this one off topic?

 

[JonJay]

I’ve tried almost every idea listed here at one point or another. For inspection plates under the wings, they stay in the creeper trays.
For seat pan screws, whatever container I grab first.
For FWF, or almost anything else, I grab this. The long tray holds tools, spent safety wire, spent lock washers, etc… and the other compartments keep hardware grouped.
Ya, things could spill, but for some reason, this is what I grab…. 30 plus years casually wrenching on airplanes and it’s my go to but I can’t justify why. It just works.
Plastic kitchen drawer organizer.

 

[Marlonyoung]

I use the red "project trays" that a local restaurant gives out with your meal. I holds the screw, parts and often the tools I'm working with so I have one place to look when I cannot find that tool I had in my hand, 1 minute ago!

(You can actually buy theses on the In-n-Out web page for about $3/each and I bought a dozen to use.

 

[BruceW]

Dollar Store paper party treat cups.
Fill with hardware from each segment, then stack them safely for storage.
Also a good mixing cup for epoxy resin.
(with popsicle sticks, also from Dollar Store.)