X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.241.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.4) with ESMTP id 4168408 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:03:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100317020258.PYIQ19579.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:58 -0400 Received: from willsPC ([68.105.86.80]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id u22x1d00N1k005Q0422ybC; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:58 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=KqzZVGv1/pIBe+XbL3gCBfL8vaFXECOST7Bs1vfp5Gs= c=1 sm=1 a=QnsC3kRUENEA:10 a=XruvlouZCDbGUgEaRUiNZQ==:17 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=oVOA0yB7qX2sHvWtzB4A:9 a=b5ugX0GEv9wFuOShiLMA:7 a=f4P3ecIDXE06AWTSWgqUg3Qb1jsA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=5zrLeAV0Z70A:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=AVRNk7VnLYP6Ge7zcSUA:9 a=PgzrkpAAwZfkYb63u_4A:7 a=-XJud11IxZdBHALlc03fOQtpsLgA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=XruvlouZCDbGUgEaRUiNZQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <099E3589950F4B7594E64F37CC0DBF80@willsPC> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] RD2-C Flywheel Adapter Plate Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:02:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008B_01CAC53B.49B4D2D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01CAC53B.49B4D2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Smoking rivets" are a phenomenon that indicates the rivets are working = in the holes. Happens occasionally in RVs usually on the bottom fuselage = skins directly behind the firewall where the prop blast beats on the = fuselage (and also an area that takes a lot of the landing gear loads). = Some guys use proseal in addition to rivets in areas prone to this. Have = you asked Tracy about it? Mike Wills=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:16 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] RD2-C Flywheel Adapter Plate This post is directed toward those of you that have a few hundred hours = or more on your RD2-x gearbox. I'm getting "smoke" streaks leading out = radially from the circle of rivets on the flywheel adapter plate on my = 20B. Do others find these streaks on their adapter plates? I'm = wondering if the rivets are working loose and need to be replaced or = upgraded. Maybe I need a beefier adapter plate. Am I worrying over = nothing, or is this something that is headed for an in-flight failure? = Mark S. Austin -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01CAC53B.49B4D2D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"Smoking rivets" are a phenomenon that = indicates the=20 rivets are working in the holes. Happens occasionally in RVs usually on = the=20 bottom fuselage skins directly behind the firewall where the prop blast = beats on=20 the fuselage (and also an area that takes a lot of the landing gear = loads). Some=20 guys use proseal in addition to rivets in areas prone to this. Have you = asked=20 Tracy about it?
 
Mike Wills 

Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:16 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] RD2-C Flywheel Adapter = Plate

This post is directed toward those of you that have a few = hundred=20 hours or more on your RD2-x gearbox.  I'm getting "smoke" streaks = leading=20 out radially from the circle of rivets on the flywheel adapter plate on = my 20B.=20  Do others find these streaks on their adapter plates?  I'm = wondering=20 if the rivets are working loose and need to be replaced or upgraded. =  Maybe=20 I need a beefier adapter plate.  Am I worrying over nothing, or is = this=20 something that is headed for an in-flight failure?  =20

Mark S.
Austin

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