X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:20:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da06.mx.aol.com ([205.188.169.203] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4427515 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:37:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.169.203; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da01.mx.aol.com (imo-da01.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.199]) by imr-da06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o7C0aupR000483 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:36:56 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e7b.5b97573 (34959) for ; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:36:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d23.mail.aol.com (magic-d23.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.157]) by cia-da06.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA068-888f4c6342262a7; Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:36:54 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:36:54 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Broken rocker arm - Continental IO-550 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_dc19.73734fbb.39949c26_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_dc19.73734fbb.39949c26_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Arrrrrgggghhhh! Cap'n Grayhawk In a message dated 8/11/2010 6:25:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time, marv@lancair.net writes: Posted for "Frederick Moreno" : There we were, over the crocodile infested swamps of the Kakadu National Park when the exhaust rocker arm of cylinder no. 1 broke taking that cylinder off line. Operating with intake valve only, cylinder 1 burped all its fuel into cylinder 6 (next in line) which promptly flooded and shut down. What fun. And of course I had no hint as to the cause of the transition from smooth to very rough. Fussing with mixture, RPM, and manifold pressure brought cylinder number 6 back on line and smoothed things out a bit, but going full rich when I ran the standard final checklist on final flooded the entire engine which crapped out just when I needed a bit more power for the flare. So it was bonk on the nose wheel and a chin slide. Then the fun began. I did the aircraft recovery with a friend (only 3000 miles via road from home) and found it was great fun to work in the sun in the tropics. The insurance company wanted a log of activities to support my claim for recovery costs. I prepared the attached document and a spread sheet of costs. They paid in full. Rocker arm failure appears to be a manufacturing fault. I am negotiating with CASA and Continental to see who does what investigation with the broken pieces and then publishes the results. More to follow. Captain Tuna, Chicken of the Skies -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --part1_dc19.73734fbb.39949c26_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Arrrrrgggghhhh! Cap'n

Grayhawk

In a message dated 8/11/2010 6:25:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:

Posted for "Frederick Moreno"=20 <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com>:

There we were, over th= e=20 crocodile infested swamps of the Kakadu National
Park when the= =20 exhaust rocker arm of cylinder no. 1 broke taking that
cylinder= off=20 line.  Operating with intake valve only, cylinder 1 burped=20 all
its fuel into cylinder 6 (next in line) which promptly floo= ded=20 and shut
down.   What fun.  And of course= I had=20 no hint as to the cause of the
transition from smooth to very= =20 rough.  Fussing with mixture, RPM, and
manifold press= ure=20 brought cylinder number 6  back on line and smoothed
= things=20 out a bit, but going full rich when I ran the standard=20 final
checklist on final flooded the entire engine which crappe= d out=20 just when I
needed a bit more power for the flare.  S= o it=20 was bonk on the nose wheel and
a chin=20 slide.

Then the fun= =20 began.  I did the aircraft recovery with a friend (only=20 3000
miles via road from home) and found it was great fun to wo= rk in=20 the sun in
the tropics.  The insurance company wanted= a log=20 of activities to support my
claim for recovery costs. &nbs= p;I=20 prepared the attached document and a spread
sheet of=20 costs.  They paid in full.=20

Rocker arm failure appears to be= a=20 manufacturing fault.  I am negotiating
with CASA and= =20 Continental to see who does what investigation with the broken
= pieces=20 and then publishes the results.  More to follow.=20

Captain Tuna, Chicken of the=20 Skies

--
For archives and unsub=20 http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html

--part1_dc19.73734fbb.39949c26_boundary--