X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:26:49 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([63.240.77.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTP id 1858556 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:51:11 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.240.77.84; envelope-from=bjburr@mwheli.com Received: from mountain0676a7 (c-24-10-172-111.hsd1.ut.comcast.net[24.10.172.111]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2007022320502301400pa1fee>; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:50:23 +0000 From: "Bryan Burr" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Fuel tank camera for inspection of Lancair fuel tanks X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:50:14 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <00ea01c7578c$385ff840$0400a8c0@mountain0676a7> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal To say the airplane "blew up" is not correct. Hoyt Flemming had a beautiful Lancair ES. He had taken the airplane back to the painter to do some final touch up work. I think the project was to smooth out the paint line transitions where the accent stripes and the main white color would meet. After all of the sanding the painter blew the dust off of the wings using a high pressure air nozzle. The static buildup from the sanding discharged over the open fuel tank filler. The tanks had been drained leaving only vapor. The "flash" ended as soon as it started. But the wing was damaged. The real problem started where the fuel lines connect to a bulk head fitting between the wing root and the fuselage. No body noticed but a small fire had started and burned the side of the fuselage, through the unibid carbon structural member, and smoke damaged the interior. Attention was given to the wing and the flash and the small fire continued to smolder for several minutes unnoticed. The wing could have been replaced and the smoke damage repaired. But because the "Uni" was burned the airplane became a constructive total loss and was sold as salvage. It was truly a tragedy! Certainly avoidable. But it involved circumstances that nobody had ever considered before. A perfect example of how we all can make it a lesson for future builders. Bryan N132BB -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of marv@lancair.net Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:22 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Fuel tank camera for inspection of Lancair fuel tanks Posted for "colyncase on earthlink" : Bryan, which ES are you talking about that "blew up"? I had heard of one that burned but the story I got was that a power sander generated too much heat and that is what lit off the vapors in the tanks. Also hadn't heard that anyone was injured. Is this the same plane? Colyn -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/