On Jul 27, 12:41*am, D Ramapriya wrote:
Has any of you has ever discovered something during the pre-flight
inspection that necessitated a significant deferrment of your flight
plan or a cancelation altogether? Just curious, that's all.

Thanks,

Ramapriya

Did the usual walk-around and found nothing amiss. Then fired up the
engine only to see the tach come up, then drop back to zero (engine
running).
It was more than just a bad tach - the engine was toast (making lots
of metal). Not really unexpected, as it was suspect when we bought the
plane
about a year earlier (and figured into the purchase price). Replaced
it with a reman - which has proven to be a good decision.

Dave