On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:07:43 -0600, "Jim Burns"
wrote:

Yesterday I watched a C150 go out of a local shop after an annual. The
owner was beyond his 90 day solo privileges, so he and a CFI took it up for
some training. It came back with the alternator over charging.

A couple months ago an Ercoupe came out of a shop with the carb heat scat
tube disconnected. He was forced to make an off field landing after getting
carb ice.

The AI that signed off our Aztec had forgotten to reconnect an oil line to
the oil cooler on one engine, it puked oil all over the ramp on initial
startup.

Things like these are almost guaranteed to happen. I'm not saying that they
"should" happen, I'm just saying that they will. Mechanics are human. Ask
yours how many times he got interrupted while doing your annual, you'll be
amazed. Every interruption is a chance that something either won't get
done, or won't get finished. I'm not making excuses for them, but only
pointing out the fact that we as pilots should be aware of these things and
be extra vigilant immediately after the AI throws us the keys and says "It's
all ready to go".

When I was training the aircraft C152) was given a service (50hr?)
before my long X/Country. Checked the oil and it barely touched the
bottom of the stick. Told the instructor who said can't be! Took a
look himself, then went off to find the mechanic :-)