Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #46852
From: <glcasey@adelphia.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Aerocomposites props
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:19:10 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
I think there are quite a few Lancairs with the Aerocomposites prop.  I wonder if any have had a blade "sticking" problem like I have.  On a hot day after a flight and sitting for maybe an hour, one blade seems to tighten up in the hub, preventing it from going to flat pitch.  During the runup it will pull the engine speed down (go to coarse pitch), but will sometimes not come back.  After sitting for enough time to thoroughly cool it will work normally.  It has never been a problem in flight.  This happened once when the prop was relatively new and Aerocomposites took it back for repair.  Now a year later it has happened again.  Anyone else had a similar problem?  Aerocomposites said my prop was the first one with that problem.
Gary Casey
ES, Lycoming engine

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