Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #57377
From: <MikeEasley@aol.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Oil Door Latches and Rivets
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:48:42 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Another issue is on the Continentals the oil door is in the high pressure upper cowl area, but on the Lycomings it's behind the baffles.  My original latch mechanism was a single latch in the center.  It fit perfectly on the ground but when the cowl was pressurized in flight, the oil door twisted and created a large leak in the upper cowl.  That's why I replaced it with a full-length hinge to keep the door closed tight.
 
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs
 
PS Maybe there's a way to install an auto power door lock mechanism, "chirp-chirp" and the oil door opens!  (I guess you'd need a horn too)
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