Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.220] (HELO priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 549038 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:38:32 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=199.185.220.220; envelope-from=haywire@telus.net Received: from Endurance ([142.179.62.182]) by priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with SMTP id <20041129043802.EFRQ7520.priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net@Endurance> for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:38:02 -0700 From: "Todd Bartrim" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another precautionary landing Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:37:34 -0800 Message-ID: <003501c4d5cd$25ec4670$0201a8c0@Endurance> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4D58A.17C90670" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4D58A.17C90670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageHi John; Sorry to hear things didn't go well, but at least you got down without bending anything. There's been some good suggestions as to the cause, and I particularly would suspect the oil pickup tube and this is likely where I'd start, but while you're in there, you should inspect the front cover oil ring. If the oil ring is blown out, you may find a piece of it in your oil pan, or I believe you should be able to look up from the bottom with the oil pan removed to see the location where the o-ring joint is. In my case the o-ring was squeezed out (blown out) and should be visible from below. Unless you've got one of them engine mounts with the plate sandwiched between the engine & pan. In any event, if you remove the pan and find no problems with the suction tube, then you should proceed to the the front cover o-ring as you will already have removed all the front cover to oil pan bolts. Todd ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4D58A.17C90670 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi=20 John;
    Sorry to hear things didn't go well, but at = least you got=20 down without bending anything. There's been some good suggestions as to = the=20 cause, and I particularly would suspect the oil pickup tube and this is = likely=20 where I'd start, but while you're in there, you should inspect the front = cover=20 oil ring. If the oil ring is blown out, you may find a piece of it in = your oil=20 pan, or I believe you should be able to look up from the bottom with the = oil pan=20 removed to see the location where the o-ring joint is. In my case the = o-ring was=20 squeezed out (blown out) and should be visible from below. Unless you've = got one=20 of them engine mounts with the plate sandwiched between the engine & = pan.
    In any event, if you remove the pan and find no = problems=20 with the suction tube, then you should proceed to the the front cover = o-ring as=20 you will already have removed all the front cover to oil pan=20 bolts.
 
Todd
 
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