X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 22:55:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from outbound1-1.us4.outblaze.com ([208.36.123.129] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3644475 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 May 2009 20:28:04 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.36.123.129; envelope-from=cfi@instructor.net Received: from wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int (wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int [192.168.8.242]) by outbound1-1.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with QMQP id 193AF7A106E for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 00:27:27 +0000 (GMT) X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.188) by wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com; 17 May 2009 00:27:27 -0000 Received: by cal1-1.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4FDEA8735C; Sun, 17 May 2009 00:27:25 +0000 (GMT) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_1242520045206890" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Ron Galbraith" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 20:27:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [LML] flameout at FL220 Received: from [24.233.154.171] by cal1-1.us4.outblaze.com with http for cfi@instructor.net; Sat, 16 May 2009 20:27:25 -0400 X-Originating-Ip: 24.233.154.171 X-Originating-Server: cal1-1.us4.outblaze.com X-Ob-Auth: cfi:instructor.net@mail.com In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Message-Id: <20090517002725.4FDEA8735C@cal1-1.us4.outblaze.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_----------=_1242520045206890 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Bill, Your post is a little hard to follow, but I've had something similar happen before on a couple of occasions and both LNC4P's had the old fuel selector which has been known to let air into the fuel system.=20 Depressurizing the cabin cleared up the problem on both occasions, and after rebuilding the fuel selector, the problem did not come back. One of them would surge even with the low boost pump on. Going to high boost would make the engine run fine too, and switching to the other tank would run better also. Just an idea of something to at least look at.=20 Ron Galbraith I experienced an engine failure while leveling off at FL220 this afternoon. I have almost 200 hours over 15 months on this 2007 IV-P with the TSIO-550B engine, which has 450TT and 220 STOH. We had been tweaking the baffles and checking the CHT probes by swapping probes 5 with 3 and 2 with 4. We had just seen a great improvement in CHTs with the modifications. I was in the process of climbing to FL220 to ge --=20 Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com --_----------=_1242520045206890 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Bill,
   Your post is a little hard to follow, but I've had so= mething similar happen before on a couple of occasions and both LNC4P's had= the old fuel selector which has been known to let air into the fuel system= .  Depressurizing the cabin cleared up the problem on both occasions, = and after rebuilding the fuel selector, the problem did not come back. = ; One of them would surge even with the low boost pump on.  Going to h= igh boost would make the engine run fine too, and switching to the other ta= nk would run better also.   Just an idea of something to at least= look at. 

Ron Galbraith


I experienced an engine failure while leveling off at FL220 this=20 afternoon. I have almost 200 hours over 15 months on this 2007 IV-P=20 with the TSIO-550B engine, which has 450TT and 220 STOH. We had=20 been tweaking the baffles and checking the CHT probes by swapping=20 probes 5 with 3 and 2 with 4. We had just seen a great improvement=20 in CHTs with the modifications. I was in the process of climbing to=20 FL220 to ge

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