Mechanical Rear Cowl. Anyone have? How is it?

[Jhogan0101]

No, the previous owner had a “rigged up” setup using a 172 flap motor. It stopped working on my way back from purchasing the plane. Had my a&p look at it. He removed the whole thing because there was no STC or field approval sign off and he couldn't/wouldn’t figure out how to fix it. So either put back oem system or mech cowl kit.

[patrolpilot]

Originally Posted by Jhogan0101

No, the previous owner had a “rigged up” setup using a 172 flap motor. It stopped working on my way back from purchasing the plane. Had my a&p look at it. He removed the whole thing because there was no STC or field approval sign off and he couldn't/wouldn’t figure out how to fix it. So either put back oem system or mech cowl kit.

I'm going to bet that the OEM motors are cheaper.

I see were Aviation Enterprises has serviceable units for sale. Without the core, it would be $1600 for the rear. The core value is $500; so the mechanical replacement would be $2000.