X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:28:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2302582 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:08:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisDell (65-172-208-178.dsl.volcano.net [65.172.208.178]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E4841BF558 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:07:40 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <004201c7ebcf$e7f15920$6501a8c0@DennisDell> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Loose Screws X-Original-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:07:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01C7EB95.3ADAF0F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C7EB95.3ADAF0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent yesterday afternoon at the hangar, probably the hottest day of = the year, sweating and doing the ram air butterfly valve loose screw = service bulletin. Sure enough, one screw was finger tight. The other = screw was Allen wrench tight. =20 Thanks to the LML and a special thanks to Erik. When this issue first = arose, I implemented the same "check it often with a mirror and = flashlight" procedure as Erik, hoping that would be sufficient. Erik's = report on the LML about how quickly the screw backs out, combined with = Lancair publishing the SB, scared me into checking it and I'm so glad I = did! Thanks! Dennis Johnson Legacy N52PT 75 hours tach time ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C7EB95.3ADAF0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I spent yesterday afternoon at the hangar, probably the hottest day = of the=20 year, sweating and doing the ram air butterfly valve loose screw service = bulletin.  Sure enough, one screw was finger tight.  The other = screw=20 was Allen wrench tight. 
 
Thanks to the LML and a special thanks to Erik.  When this = issue first=20 arose, I implemented the same "check it often with a mirror and = flashlight"=20 procedure as Erik, hoping that would be sufficient.  Erik's report = on the=20 LML about how quickly the screw backs out, combined with Lancair = publishing the=20 SB, scared me into checking it and I'm so glad I did!  = Thanks!
 
Dennis Johnson
Legacy N52PT 75 hours tach time
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