Irish_Armada
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Log book discrepancies
Hey guys -- there is probably not a simple answer to this but I'll ask anyways. When shopping for an airplane that's 40-50 years old, how much scrutiny and weight do you assign to discrepancies in the logs from decades ago? For example, if a plane had seemingly sloppy MX work thru the 80's and 90's but seemed to be back on track more recently over the last decade +, how would that influence you? Here's our most recent encounter as an example, which is peculiar to say the least. Plane is a late 60's Cherokee 180 and the A&P in '87 reported a compression check in the engine log for 6 cylinders.
Anyways, thanks for any general observations. My thinking is that over 40 years of work, it's going to be tough to find an aircraft without some strange or head scratching history in the logs.
Hey guys -- there is probably not a simple answer to this but I'll ask anyways. When shopping for an airplane that's 40-50 years old, how much scrutiny and weight do you assign to discrepancies in the logs from decades ago? For example, if a plane had seemingly sloppy MX work thru the 80's and 90's but seemed to be back on track more recently over the last decade +, how would that influence you? Here's our most recent encounter as an example, which is peculiar to say the least. Plane is a late 60's Cherokee 180 and the A&P in '87 reported a compression check in the engine log for 6 cylinders.
Anyways, thanks for any general observations. My thinking is that over 40 years of work, it's going to be tough to find an aircraft without some strange or head scratching history in the logs.
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