Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30344
From: John Slade <sladerj@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another Turbo?
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:45:14 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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As for strainers, I don't believe John's blown turbo had any damage on the compressor side.  IIRC, he believes the turbine side somehow through a piece back into the engine.  I'm confident that he'll correct me if I got that wrong :-) 
 
Which turbo are we talking about?
The second turbo sent turbine fragments back into the exhaust port and took out an apex seal.
This cost me a housing, a set of seals and a drive to North Carolina.
 
I'm pretty confident that there was no engine damage from this current failure where a turbine blade broke off.
 
Yes, I do have an intercooler.
John (off to install the big one)
 
 
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