eanderson(at)carolina.rr.
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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:26 am Post subject: Suspect Lycoming Cranks |
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Saw this and thought it might be worth posting for the list
Ed A
complete article at http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/548-full.html#191329
MORE SUSPECT LYCOMING CRANKS
Lycoming is casting its recall net a little wider for engines with potentially faulty crankshafts and the FAA is reinforcing that with yet another proposed AD. Since 2002, Lycoming has replaced hundreds of cranks containing suspected metallurgical faults and now nearly 400 more have been added to the list. In a Nov. 30 supplement (check there to see if your engine is affected) to a mandatory service bulletin issued last July, Lycoming said a single failure (no accident involved) prompted the expanded recall. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the FAA on Jan. 6 duplicates the company's call for the affected engines to be repaired within 50 hours or six months, whichever comes first. The MSB supplement and NPRM affect (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, and AEIO-360 models. More...
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com
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