Noticed the hangar with out doors. Curious as to how you handle rain, freezing rain, etc. My Plane is in a fully closed unheated insulated hangar, but recently mechanical-ed at a different airport and it was out on the ramp in the rain and then in a 3-sided hangar. Had a lot of water in the plane. Rugs were soaked, more so in the back. Put towels in and some damp dry, but was wondering if this is normal in a 50 year old plane or if I need to get it fixed.
thanks
Penelope, here in the Northeast most planes are tied down outside.
Hangar space is limited and expensive.
There are common places where rain gets in our little 150s and 152s.
Hung has some great insight as to where the trouble spots are.
Water probably leaked in through the back window or through the inspection panels near the wing roots. To trouble shoot, put a big towel on the floor of the baggage compartment, then put a plastic sheet/trash bag on top of the towel. Pour/spray water on the top of the inspection panels and the back window. If you see water on top of the plastic, water dripped in through the back window, caulk around the back window. If the plastic is dry but the towel under it is wet, water leaked in through the inspection panel(s), ran down the wall (behind the panel) and to the floor; caulk the inspection panels but it will have to be redone after each annual when they're removed. If both the plastic sheet and the towel are dry, either you didn't pour enough water, or the leak is somewhere else.
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