X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:42:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4434697 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:22:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.65; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=HipARz0x3RM/y1rpobWRgnf7hwAvS+prCsxQCUcAgHDVkvLxgB8MJep65QlL4qvp; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [216.57.118.156] (helo=[192.168.1.133]) by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1OlXMD-0000Fl-HC for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:22:21 -0400 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-74-992148079 Subject: Re: [LML] Broken camshaft X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:22:22 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da9405ce289405346f4271f9479e52cbd8cf6350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.156 --Apple-Mail-74-992148079 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii So is the moral of the story that factories shouldn't stamp "e" and "l" = on the camshaft or was there a metallurgical problem? On Aug 17, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Tom Gourley wrote: > This doesn't necessarily apply to Lancairs, unless you have a Lycoming = IO-360 with an ECI camshaft. > =20 > I few months back I posted an email describing a camshaft failure I = experienced on takeoff at about 300' AGL. Admit it. Your morbid = curiosity has been wanting to know what a broken camshaft looks like. = Close up pictures would be great, right? Well here you go. The entry = on my camshaft starts at the bottom of page 14.=20 > =20 > = https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/aviation_maintenance/media/2010= /2010_06_Alert.pdf > =20 > My engine now has a new Lycoming camshaft. > =20 > Tom Gourley > =20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-74-992148079 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii So is the moral of the story that factories = shouldn't stamp "e" and "l" on the camshaft or
was there a = metallurgical problem?

On Aug 17, 2010, at 7:56 = AM, Tom Gourley wrote:

This doesn't necessarily apply to Lancairs, = unless you have a Lycoming IO-360 with an ECI = camshaft.
 
I few = months back I posted an email describing a camshaft failure I = experienced on takeoff at about 300' AGL.  Admit it.  Your = morbid curiosity has been wanting to know what a broken camshaft looks = like.  Close up pictures would be great, right?  Well = here you go.  The entry on my camshaft starts at the bottom of = page 14. 
 
 
My = engine now has a new Lycoming camshaft.
 
Tom Gourley