X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1111866 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 May 2006 10:05:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k4DE4DX5020204 for ; Sat, 13 May 2006 10:04:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001d01c67503$d84d3cd0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Emergency Checklist Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:04:39 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C674E2.50F1C290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C674E2.50F1C290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Al, I can tell you from personal experience that should the manifold = pressure hose to the EC2 sensor become disconnected, the engine will = continue to run - you probably wouldn't notice unless at idle rpms or = under boost. True it would be rich except for near WOT, but it will run = without any problem. Detonation would likely occur if you were under = boost and there were no manifold pressure reference for the fuel = pressure regulator to increase the fuel pressure proportional to the = boost level fuel requirement. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Emergency Checklist You've got Tracy's EC2 and EM2. You're flying along and the engine = suddenly quits. After you establish glide, think about which way to head = for possible landing - What's the first thing you do? Second thing? Electrical still on Possible failures: Fuel pump ECU One set of injectors out Fuel supply interrupted (broken/plugged) MAP sensor line broken (Would engine stop, or just get very rich?) ???? I think: turn on backup pump and switch to controller B. Check for = fuel pressure, if not, set up for landing. If so, try restart. No = start, turn off one set of injectors. Still no start; switch to other = set. Then ?? Anyway, just thinking out loud. It would be helpful to see emergency = checklists regarding engine issues from some of you guys flying. Tracy, = you're first (well, you can decline). And maybe one of you other guys = who has also chosen not to fly through the prop wash (Can't see whether = prop turns or not). Thanks, Al ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C674E2.50F1C290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Al, I can tell you from personal experience that = should=20 the manifold pressure hose to the EC2 sensor become disconnected, the = engine=20 will continue to run - you probably wouldn't notice unless at idle rpms = or under=20 boost.  True it would be rich except for near WOT, but it will run = without=20 any problem.  Detonation would likely occur if you were under boost = and=20 there were no manifold pressure reference for the fuel pressure = regulator=20  to increase the fuel pressure proportional to the boost level fuel = requirement.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:10 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Emergency=20 Checklist

You=92ve got Tracy=92s = EC2 and EM2.=20 You=92re flying along and the engine suddenly quits. After you = establish glide,=20 think about which way to head for possible landing =96 What=92s the = first thing=20 you do? Second thing?

 

Electrical still=20 on

 

Possible=20 failures:

Fuel = pump

ECU

One set of injectors=20 out

Fuel supply = interrupted=20 (broken/plugged)

MAP sensor line broken = (Would=20 engine stop, or just get very rich?)

????

 

I think:  turn on = backup=20 pump and switch to controller B.  Check for fuel pressure, if = not, set up=20 for landing.  If so, try restart.  No start, turn off one = set of=20 injectors.  Still no start; switch to other set. Then=20 ??

 

Anyway, just thinking = out=20 loud.  It would be helpful to see emergency checklists regarding = engine=20 issues from some of you guys flying.  Tracy,=20 you=92re first (well, you can decline). And maybe one of you other = guys who has=20 also chosen not to fly through the prop wash (Can=92t see whether prop = turns or=20 not).

 

Thanks,

 

Al

 

 

 

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