X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from omr-m05.mx.aol.com ([64.12.143.79] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6413988 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:59:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.79; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.203]) by omr-m05.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 4DFC8700B9526 for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:58:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from core-mte001c.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mte001.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.236.65]) by mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id F339EE00008A for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:58:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com Full-name: Sky2high Message-ID: <8db38.3123ddec.3f3a35fb@aol.com> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:58:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Fwd: FAA Issues Proposed AD that will Cost Aircraft Owners $83 Million To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_8db38.3123ddec.3f3a35fb_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 168 X-Originating-IP: [67.175.156.123] x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20121107; t=1376312316; bh=grVRkT63uIHQnD2eNRkRvDlXmsr+l4p4YNAZr638nII=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=WZQG9wr1D2jsM/oq3dV20QWkZ6iC+h1CndFDmEMpR77idkavjy1xZyRd/IBRnR1Yp ywex8QbXdOgcUVaRh/zmFCijSDM2jDWduQX8vsK9AGVq6XV6W2Y6xNCgvbGx6vzKfp zsYBElv9JWktzx3/AEr1j3dInkPDO34V20nQwME0= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33cb5208dbfb7ea2 --part1_8db38.3123ddec.3f3a35fb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FYI =20 =20 =20 (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=3D001i0AUGqlw2Cz3HfCvfVG0q-14lVyjI6smd-48L17Zm= A_6S9wFVl46br-Om07O4uAIMJOkYOzsFljZdQnn8JczdVjc4Jz3It37hW5nMLWp7fI BpQEVwaV7eNVxkwgy6PZZOmlWYXUvrQEW98hrnTrx-7Byj1py1gyLkaWsXfradY_DT1D1ruwYIP= I UNPzSdG01SYGoGRO_7h7q7BoPnewW9-XYj0WpF28hL2RISBdp_kSD93mTHnDuiqw2z8BXdd8r0j= C _0WKMimj75jCg4L4aJi07ToBw9z0SI44iU5ThEE6IjnzY4d7Xrw=3D=3D) =20 PRESS RELEASE =20 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE =20 FAA Issues Proposed AD that will Cost Aircraft Owners $83 Million =20 =20 ECi believes the FAA's proposed action will degrade safety, not improve= =20 it. =20 Affected owners and associations have 60 days to submit comments.=20 SAN ANTONIO, TX. August 12, 2013 - The FAA proposed an Airworthiness=20 Directive (AD) to limit the allowable time-in-service of more than 30,000 = TITAN=20 brand 520- and 550-series cylinder assemblies installed on about 6,000=20 Continental IO-520, TSIO-520, IO-550 and IOF-550 engines. The proposed AD= =20 affects a broad serial number range of cylinder assemblies (p/n AEC631397= ),=20 and would require that these cylinders be removed from service at 1,000=20 hours time-in-service. In addition, about half the affected cylinders woul= d be=20 required to be removed from service within 25 hours if their=20 time-in-service is less than 500 hours. Cylinders permitted to continue in= service would=20 be subject to repetitive 50-hour inspections until they are retired. The= =20 FAA estimates cost of compliance to be $82,620,000.=20 Engine Components International (ECi) believes that the FAA's proposed AD= =20 is unwarranted, inappropriate, and unnecessarily punitive for the owners= =20 of the affected aircraft. The FAA's action was prompted by 30 instances= =20 (out of 30,000 installed) of head-to-barrel junction failures in TITAN=AE= =20 cylinders, but none of these failures resulted in an accident or injury. = Such=20 failures result in a loss of 20% of engine power, leaving ample power to m= ake=20 a safe landing, which is exactly what happened in every case. In fact,= =20 FAA regulation requires that engines must be designed to operate safely= =20 with one cylinder not functioning. A substantial number of the failures= =20 occurred in twin-engine aircraft, where the safety consequences were even= less=20 significant. In fact, there have been more than 1,200 similar=20 head-to-barrel failures in 520/550 cylinders manufactured by other Product= ion Approval=20 Holders for which the FAA has taken no action. =20 _Full story..._=20 (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=3D001i0AUGqlw2CxY1QgPsTzlPGoj-3kcy8i5n4Rwaoyio= -KXhd3Vga9oDuC2mujJaP6hATu75HoUPRgXv_Ogiwbj_5aklvCmvSOSueOj283 IYpS5oXY1Rc-cTRNJTQTysJGQvIVyFvaqdbRMvhqPgbs7WWeLlsAD7ZRDE-o0TioQSVp_M73lEJ= o 75MjdX208bQMu8gAvHrujHBDlC4u_PUbfTkC2NTwPv5dlgdgI_kgwrMvb7rWBa8jIKB0iCvibDV= T 3pHgBI5mlUW3JtpcNVjfrVFL14jUk92WvFfnlIu8MPNfzZhplZdLnJbBukcv6QNQq)=20 _Press Release PDF version_ (http://r2 0.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=3D001i0AUGqlw2Cwu5y3ZpVyPOH7s88aITSArVc_zMS7KEHxM1AqQeOl= rUiaKr0aUBDv2ZEJzqzd1fre075KP-VXNAvVMoSP Yq2AZ_AlBIxKa_4SSs4d_qiP74-3giJI3aQ9LdAnLwcBcjcRxMTgZtS5Bu68KHAh5B_K3J6dwwz= v zY6VDnvDk4MAtOgpjrODgmcXeb9y0f-DFKk1v5h8wHc-KUONTvaqEEgFRzP3FxXwSCKJdFmX3lt= p Jt4rEqicGEHosQeuXTzs3crafGOsOD_PPb05n3CNVFVANhs459O9kZIsOnvpQGWwT1Q=3D=3D) = =20 =20 About Engine Components International ECi is an international distribution leader of piston engine parts, repair= =20 services, and powerplants. Since 1943, ECi has been a leader in engine=20 component repair, parts design engineering, and manufacturing. =20 =20 (http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=3Dpress01)=20 Engine Components International | 9503 Middlex | San Antonio | TX | 78217 --part1_8db38.3123ddec.3f3a35fb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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FAA Issues Proposed AD that will= =20 Cost Aircraft O= wners=20 $83 Million     ECi be= lieves=20 the FAA's proposed action will degrade safety, no= t=20 improve it. Affected owners and associa= tions=20 have 60 days to submit comments.<= /P>

 <= /P> <= I>SAN=20 ANTONIO, TX. August 12, 2013 - Th= e FAA=20 proposed an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to limit= the=20 allowable time-in-service of more than 30,000 TIT= AN=20 brand 520- and 550-series cylinder assemblies=20 installed on about 6,000 Continental IO-520, TSIO= -520,=20 IO-550 and IOF-550 engines. The proposed AD affec= ts a=20 broad serial number range of cylinder assemblies = (p/n=20 AEC631397), and would require that these cylinder= s be=20 removed from service at 1,000 hours time-in-servi= ce.=20 In addition, about half the affected cylinders wo= uld=20 be required to be removed from service within 25 = hours=20 if their time-in-service is less than 500 hours.= =20 Cylinders permitted to continue in service would = be=20 subject to repetitive 50-hour inspections until t= hey=20 are retired. The FAA estimates cost of compliance= to=20 be $82,620,000.

Engine=20 Components International (ECi) believes that the = FAA's=20 proposed AD is unwarranted, inappropriate, and=20 unnecessarily punitive for the owners of the affe= cted=20 aircraft. The FAA's action was prompted by 30=20 instances (out of 30,000 installed) of head-to-ba= rrel=20 junction failures in TITAN=AE cylinder= s, but=20 none of these failures resulted in an accident or= =20 injury. Such failures result in a loss of 20% of= =20 engine power, leaving ample power to make a safe= =20 landing, which is exactly what happened in every= =20 case.  In fact, FAA regulation= =20 requires that engines must be designed to operate= =20 safely with one cylinder not functioning.&n= bsp;=20 A substantial number of the failures occur= red=20 in twin-engine aircraft, where the safety consequ= ences=20 were even less significant. In fact, there have b= een=20 more than 1,200 similar head-to-barrel failures i= n=20 520/550 cylinders manufactured by other Productio= n=20 Approval Holders for which the FAA has taken no= =20 action.

 

   
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