X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 17:11:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [209.55.3.209] (HELO mailout05.server.ibbs.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTPS id 4249794 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 06 May 2010 09:35:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.55.3.209; envelope-from=gwsms2@plantationcable.net Received: from ex-relay-out02.server.ibbs.com ([10.1.200.81] helo=ex-relay-out02.server.ibssonline.com) by mailout05.server.ibbs.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OA1DG-0003qV-IG for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 06 May 2010 06:34:02 -0700 Received: from [12.237.33.27] (helo=George) by ex-relay-out02.server.ibssonline.com with SMTP (eXpurgate 3.1.2) (envelope-from ) id 4be2d2fa-47dd-0ced211b0548-1 for ; Thu, 06 May 2010 07:32:27 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "George and Shirley Shattuck" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Chaffing X-Original-Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:33:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01CAECFF.247BF700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-purgate-ID: 152875::1273156347-000047DD-7F04CAE9/0-0/0-0 X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-size: 2301 X-purgate-Ad: Categorized by eleven eXpurgate (R) http://www.eleven.de This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01CAECFF.247BF700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable During an engine lookaround inspection after an oil/filter change, I = found a potential serious problem. The screendoor type spring under = cylinders #1 and #3 that holds the baffling tight against the outer = cylinder barrels was chaffing against the under side of the #1 cylinder = oil drain line. A sizable chunk of metal had been gouged out of the = drain line. I can only guess how much more time before a hole was = rubbed through and the oil would start leaking out. Although not a = pressure line, it would cause a serious leak and plenty of down time. I = safety wired the spring down away from the drain line as a first time = fix. I'm suggesting Lancair flyers take a look at this. George Shattuck LNC2, 1500 hrs. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01CAECFF.247BF700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

During an engine lookaround inspection after an oil/filter change, = I found=20 a potential serious problem. The screendoor type spring under = cylinders #1=20 and #3 that holds the baffling tight against the outer cylinder barrels = was=20 chaffing against the under side of the #1 cylinder oil drain line. = A=20 sizable chunk of metal had been gouged out of the drain line. I = can only=20 guess how much more time before a hole was rubbed through and the oil = would=20 start leaking out. Although not a pressure line, it would cause a = serious=20 leak and plenty of down time. I safety wired the spring down away = from the=20 drain line as a first time fix.

I'm suggesting Lancair flyers take a look at this.

George Shattuck

LNC2, 1500 hrs.

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