X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:10:41 -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 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5654766 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:58:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.169.203; envelope-from=vtailjeff@aol.com Received: from mtaout-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.66]) by imr-da06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q6H0vs9f018396 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:57:54 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.126] (24-107-65-42.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com [24.107.65.42]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-mb02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 6BD2DE0000F2; Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:57:54 -0400 (EDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8L1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Original-Message-Id: <36AB35CC-0C44-40E3-BC83-1524E830D222@aol.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: iPad Mail (8L1) From: vtailjeff@aol.com Subject: Re: [LML] Alternator overhaul required? X-Original-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:57:58 -0500 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:346733760:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d29425004b8927d38 X-AOL-IP: 24.107.65.42 There is a bulletin on the alternator. Do it. Sent from my iPad On Jul 16, 2012, at 7:12 AM, Dico Reijers wrote: > Hi All, >=20 > A buddy of mine recently had some bad luck. He was flying his Cessna 310 b= ack from Calgary and enroute to Thunder Bay, the alternator light went on ju= st 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 s= tops. 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 fo= r his core though).... This got my thinking as our alternators on our IVP p= lanes 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 s= uggestions for me? Or did my buddy just have some bad luck and I'm thinking= too much?! >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Dico