X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rtp-iport-2.cisco.com ([64.102.122.149] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1000183 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:18:34 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.102.122.149; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from rtp-core-2.cisco.com (64.102.124.13) by rtp-iport-2.cisco.com with ESMTP; 13 Jun 2005 10:17:47 -0400 Received: from xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-201.cisco.com [64.102.31.12]) by rtp-core-2.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id j5DEEd54002349 for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:17:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.21]) by xbh-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:17:44 -0400 Received: from [64.102.45.251] ([64.102.45.251]) by xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:17:43 -0400 Message-ID: <42AD9587.3080100@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:17:43 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] John's Failed ECU & how do we make sure it doesn't happen again. References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jun 2005 14:17:43.0728 (UTC) FILETIME=[AA3D7300:01C57022] Michael LaFleur wrote: >I'm suprised that I hevn't heard a peep from anybody >regarding the incorrect part in John's ECU. Is it just >enough that it was found? How do we know it won't >happen again? We know what the interim action is >(recall and rework of current stock) > > Michael, when you order assembly in quantities of 1,000/wk, you have the power to implement policies and procedures upon a supplier. That power goes away when your ordering in quantites of 10 or 100 per quarter or year. Just how big do you think the market is for control units for alternative airplane engines? -- ,|"|"|, | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta | o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org |