I have been wanting to start a thread that I think will become a valuable resource to the members of this board. So this thread is an unbiased look at what is available to pilots in terms of service and repairs, that are done outside of warranty claims. There are dozens of threads already on this board, with both positive and negative outcomes from warranty claim repairs. Please do not post these here, other to talk about a warranty repair gone bad, that was subsequently repaired by an out of warranty service center.
The reason why is, as a warranty repair, you have no leverage in the major aspects of the repair... the place to send the repair to, how long it's going to take, or the quality of the repair techs... all because you've paid nothing for the services provided.
So as the title suggests, I want this to be a thread where you can post all experiences with repairs you have sent out, to provide all with a database of various repair services, and perhaps provide some guidance of where to go for service. This should span all models that we use, and I certainly hope we will get posts from all the continents and not just be a North American-centric view.
The one request I make is that if you are in the middle of a repair process, certainly post, but maybe compose your post in notepad first and save it on your desktop. Then come back to it in a few days... the less emotion and frustration in this thread, the better.
The reason why is, as a warranty repair, you have no leverage in the major aspects of the repair... the place to send the repair to, how long it's going to take, or the quality of the repair techs... all because you've paid nothing for the services provided.
So as the title suggests, I want this to be a thread where you can post all experiences with repairs you have sent out, to provide all with a database of various repair services, and perhaps provide some guidance of where to go for service. This should span all models that we use, and I certainly hope we will get posts from all the continents and not just be a North American-centric view.
The one request I make is that if you are in the middle of a repair process, certainly post, but maybe compose your post in notepad first and save it on your desktop. Then come back to it in a few days... the less emotion and frustration in this thread, the better.