X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:09:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pb0-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTPS id 5653526 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:23:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by pbbro8 with SMTP id ro8so10263664pbb.25 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:22:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.68.219.226 with SMTP id pr2mr26647620pbc.1.1342444959647; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:22:39 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.15.15] (S01060017ee00b6c0.cg.shawcable.net. [174.0.115.173]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id oo6sm11904555pbc.22.2012.07.16.06.22.38 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Subject: Re: [LML] Alternator overhaul required? From: Paul Miller In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:22:22 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <916C2C32-8645-4CE0-B80C-249DB5727E83@gmail.com> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) Dico, this does not sound like the alternator caused the problem. It = sounds more like the alternator was a symptom of a bigger problem. Paul Legacy Calgary On 2012-07-16, at 6:12 AM, Dico Reijers wrote: > Hi All, >=20 > A buddy of mine recently had some bad luck. He was flying his Cessna = 310 back from Calgary and enroute to Thunder Bay, the alternator light = went on just before landing. He landed in Thunder Bay, where he was = overnighting, and contacted his mechanic who told him that it was = probably a just a lose wire and that he had a backup alternator that = could get him home (a few hour vfr flight) the next day. So the next = day he starts his plane, does a run up. Then the RPM starts dropping, = then MP drops and all of a sudden the engine stops. Everything seized = up and nothing (the starter or hand) could move the prop. Anyhow, what = the suspect happened is that a bearing or something got chewed up and = the metal all went throughout the engine, turbo chargers, etc = (everywhere the oil went). Long story short, its going to be about = $75,000 by the time he gets out of there flying again (he will probably = get $17k for his core though).... This got my thinking as our = alternators on our IVP planes are at the front with no belts and I don't = want to have the same thing happen --- I have an ALX 9524R alternator = --- what has been the experience of our fleet? Do you guys do = preventative maintenance or do you have any suggestions for me? Or did = my buddy just have some bad luck and I'm thinking too much?! >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Dico