Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:37:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.162] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2458220 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jul 2003 09:55:52 -0400 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-m07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id q.48.1f56c3ea (30960) for ; Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:55:48 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <48.1f56c3ea.2c3ad5e3@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:55:47 EDT Subject: Spinner Back Plate Incident X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_48.1f56c3ea.2c3ad5e3_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 10511 --part1_48.1f56c3ea.2c3ad5e3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After a one-hour trip from Latrobe, PA, as I was doing my post-flight checks and cleaning duties on the plane, I noticed that the spinner was no longer stationary and was moving back and forth. Turns out that the spinner back plate broke around three of the four bolt holes. Total engine/prop time is approximately 500 hours. This prop/spinner combination was originally from another Lancair and it turns out that the spinner back plate did not have the re-enforcement plates. ZR is back flying again, now with a beefed-up spinner back plate (Thanks Vern!). I've added checking the bolt area of the spinner back plate to my preflight list. Rick 'Grease' Argente LNC2 N360ZR --part1_48.1f56c3ea.2c3ad5e3_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After a one-hour trip fro= m Latrobe, PA, as I was doing my post-flight checks and cleaning duties on t= he plane, I noticed that the spinner was no longer stationary and was moving= back and forth.  Turns out that the spinner back plate broke around th= ree of the four bolt holes.  Total engine/prop time is approximately 50= 0 hours.  

This prop/spinner combination was originally from another Lancair and it= turns out that the spinner back plate did not have the re-enf= orcement plates.=20

ZR is back flying again, now with a beefed-up spinner back plate (Thanks= Vern!).  I've added checking the bolt area of the spinner back plate t= o my preflight list.

Rick 'Grease' Argente
LNC2 N360ZR --part1_48.1f56c3ea.2c3ad5e3_boundary--