Tailspring Channel

[Goode]

Can the Tailspring Channel, Cessna p/n 0510000-31 be replaced by L-19 tailspring channel from Air Repair, p/n 0642136? It comes as new old stock in a Cessna package. The difference between $511.00 from Univair and $45 from Air repair causes me to "seek to understand." One A&P here in New England says the term "serviceable" is quite broadly interpreted. Thanks.

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

They are the same. Use the Air Repair part. Many times Univair pricing reflects the fact they think they are the only game in town.

[GAHorn]

In this case, I think Univair has warehoused/NOS which is priced for storage/inflation, while Air Repair is new mil. surplus.... and priced as ... well, surplus.

(Univair IS a supporter of our Assoc'n and deserves our business when competitive.)

[Karl Towle]

If this little gem of information isn't worth the price of admission to this association, I don't know what is. A tip from George, and a call to Air Repair Inc. 662-846-0228 http://www.airrepairinc.com/index.html just saved me $435.70! Yingling had the cheapest price I could find on the 0510000-31 for $480.60, while Air Repair's price on the 0642136 was $45.10. I would like to mention that the Yingling web page: http://www.cessnadirect.com/home.php remains a valuable resource for parts look-up and superseded parts numbers. Thanks again to everyone who makes this association so supportive!

[blueldr]

Univair also sometimes has a short run of some slow moving parts made and that sort of stuff is expensive.