After 62 years the cowl support rod latch broke on the Piper Pub! I'm sure when Piper built these planes every hardware store in the country carried those cabinet door latches, but fast forward to 2018 and you can find every cabinet door latch ever made except the one we need! Well, being stubborn and now determined to find one, it became a quest. After two days on the computer after visiting every hardware store and cabinet shop in the Maryland area I found someone that listed them. ATS, inc in Forestville, Maryland listed part number M20-2590 at $2.76 each, so the order was placed. After about a week they arrived and it looked just like the one installed on the Pub except it isn't broken. If anyone should want or have a need for them the website is www.atsinconline.com and the phone number is 1 (800) 535-5342
Hope this is helpful,
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