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Pro tip: I chose to replace a whole Pratt & Whitney fuel pump instead of just the seals on a King Air.
The shop lead said it was overkill, but the plane had a history of seal failures and I didn't want it coming back in two weeks. It cost the owner about $4,200 more, but we haven't seen that plane for a fuel issue since. Do you ever go for the bigger fix even when the book says the small one should work?
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wrenh656mo ago
Totally get that... the book doesn't always know the plane's full story. Sometimes the bigger fix just saves everyone a headache later. You made the right call.
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spencer3626mo ago
Honestly, I would have called that overkill a few years ago too... always trying to save the customer money up front. But I've been burned exactly like that, doing the cheap seal job just to have the same plane roll back in a month. That extra cost really is for peace of mind, for you and the owner. Sometimes the book doesn't know the whole story of a particular airframe.
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grace_knight706mo ago
Man, that's so true. It's rough when you try to do the right thing by saving a few bucks and it just blows up in your face later. I've seen it happen. Wrenh65 is spot on about the bigger fix saving the headache, even if it stings at first. You just can't put a price on knowing the job is actually done right this time.
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