Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b7) with ESMTP id 310302 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:38:50 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([209.215.55.56]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040710143819.XIMR1737.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:38:19 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Three candidates for Turbo Failure Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:38:18 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C4666A.03658D50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C4666A.03658D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >loose compressor wheels I'm afraid incorrect terminology may have sent you off in the wrong direction. It's the turbine wheel that failed, not the compressor wheel. On each occasion the weld broke right at the base of the turbine wheel, the wheel came off and blocked the exhaust outlet. Thanks for all the brain work. Very interesting stuff. Regards, john ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C4666A.03658D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>loose compressor wheels =

I'm = afraid incorrect=20 terminology may have sent you off in the wrong direction. It's the = turbine wheel=20 that failed, not the compressor wheel. On each occasion the weld broke = right at=20 the base of the turbine wheel, the wheel came off and blocked the = exhaust=20 outlet.

Thanks = for all the=20 brain work. Very interesting stuff.

Regards,

john

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