Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #21230
From: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] TSIO-550E Surprise at 215 hrs.
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:01:11 -0500
To: <lml>
Posted for "craig blitzer" <CBLITZER@triad.rr.com>:

For some those of us who are not as familiar about the way these engines operate because we are still building, do you mind putting all of that in terms an idiot like me can understand?
Thanks
Craig Blitzer, cblitzer@triad.rr.com

 It started and ran just perfect and very smooth. I wanted to record some
temperatures on the 35 min. flight to Lycon in Visalia, CA. so I took off and left it at full power for a while, leveled at 4K ft. and saw 210 Kts. IAS and 227 TAS. The highest CHT I saw was #2 at 402*. It was pumping 43.6 GPH all the EGT's and CHT's were as normal. Max EGT was 1411* at that full flow. When we took the compression it was three at 54/56 and three at 24/44 over 80 Lbs. Not good, and hearing some leakage in the exhaust. "Oh Shit" was the mechanic's response so I said the same and authorized the removal of the cylinders.<<<
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