Pennsylvania men make discovery inside abandoned plane they're fixing up that leads them to completely change their plans

These Pennsylvania men were fixing up an abandoned plane when they discovered something inside that made them completely change their plans.

The guys from YouTube channel Rebuild Rescue are no strangers to working on planes – their hangar is full of them.

At the time, they were working on a Cessna 401.

But they had to change their plans completely once they made a huge discovery.

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These Pennsylvania men had to change their plans on this abandoned plane

A few people have taken on the task of fixing up planes in years gone by.

But it doesn’t come cheap – as this Florida millionaire testified with his private jet that had been broken for three of the four months he’d owned it.

And for JR Aviation, this cheap Piper plane was soon looking anything but when they got the repair bill.

The YouTube channel Rebuild Rescue has taken on its fair share of aircraft projects in the past.

You may recall that they rescued an abandoned plane from a New York hangar and took it back to Pennsylvania.

If their hangar is anything to go by, they’ve got a lot of planes on the go.

One such aircraft is a Cessna 401.

The plan was to take off the wings and replace them altogether.

As you might expect, this would be no small undertaking.

But while working on the plane, they found something amazing inside that would change their plans entirely.

What was inside the Cessna 401 that changed their plans?

While inspecting the airworthiness directive tag and maintenance logs inside the plane, they discovered that the Cessna had about 500 hours of approved flight time remaining.

Once this time was up, the plane would need mandatory wing spar strap replacements, which is a huge job.

This was good news for the Rescue Rebuild team, as it meant the wings were still legally and structurally serviceable.

“We don’t have to do the wing spar straps,” the host said.

“We’ve got 500 hours left on the 401 that we can fly until we need to get them done.”

That’s a relief.

The plan was now to take apart the existing wings, inspect them, and rebuild them.

This saved a lot of time and money, while also allowing them to keep the plane’s original wings to preserve its authenticity.

To see the process for yourself, head over to Rebuild Rescue’s YouTube channel.

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