C172 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE HAD AN FAA RAMP CHK.

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I ATTEND A PROFESSIONAL FLT ACADEMY. I HAVE BEEN AT THE SCHOOL FOR JUST OVER 4 MONTHS; AND EARNED MY PVT PLT CERTIFICATE AT THE BEGINNING OF DEC/99. AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRAINING FLT; MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE MET AT THE FUEL TRUCK (OUR SCHOOL'S TRUCK) BY FAA INSPECTORS CONDUCTING A STANDARD RAMP CHK. THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS. THEY FOUND ALL OF OUR PAPERWORK TO BE CURRENT AND IN ORDER. ON INSPECTING THE PLANE; A FEW ITEMS WERE QUESTIONED. HOWEVER; NOT BEING EXPERTS ON C172'S; THEY FELT THEY COULD SAY ONLY THAT THE ITEMS 'MIGHT' CONSTITUTE AN AIRWORTHINESS PROB. THEY ENCOURAGED US THAT IN THE FUTURE ANYTHING WE SAW DURING PREFLT THAT WE WERE UNSURE OF; WE SHOULD QUESTION WITH MAINT. OTHER THAN THAT; THEY SAID WE CHKED OUT OK. THE NEXT DAY IT CAME TO MY ATTN; AND I VERIFIED IT PERSONALLY; THAT THE INSPECTORS HAD RETURNED TO THE PLANE LATER; AFTER WE HAD PARKED IT AND TIED IT DOWN; AND DID IN FACT SQUAWK A NUMBER OF ITEMS. AGAIN; THESE WERE ITEMS THEY FELT 'MIGHT' BE AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES; BUT WERE NOT CERTAIN.