I have 250 hours on my aerocomposite 3 blade – never had what
you described. It’s on a io-540 lyc
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Subject: [LML] Re: Aerocomposites props
I have had no problem with my Areocomposit 3 blade prop--110
hours.
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<glcasey@adelphia.net>: --------------
> I think there are quite a few Lancairs with the Aerocomposites prop. I
wonder
> if any have had a blade "sticking" problem like I have. On a hot
day after a
> flight and sitting for maybe an hour, one blade seems to tighten up in the
hub,
> preventing it from going to flat pitch. During the runup it will pull the
> engine speed down (go to coarse pitch), but will sometimes not come back.
After
> sitting for enough time to thoroughly cool it will work normally. It has
never
> been a problem in flight. This happened once when the prop was relatively
new
> and Aerocomposites took it back for repair. Now a year later it has
happened
> again. Anyone else had a similar problem? Aerocomposites said my prop was
the
> first one with that problem .
> Gary Casey
> ES, Lycoming engine
>
>
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