On pre-flight inspections

Gene Seibel schreef:

Preflight revealed that airplane was still in pieces on his shop
floor.

That must have been an all-time record for a quick and decisive pre-flight!

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

While doing the pre-flight before my PP checkride, the examiner said,
"Let me show you how to check for worn stabilator bushings". He grabbed
the end of the stabilator and moved it back and forth about an inch, and
then looked at me. I checked two other PA28s nearby, and there was no
play. It was two weeks before the airplane was back on line.

Another time, one oleo strut sprung a leak during pre-flight.

Curt