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You may be able to get a list of tail
numbers of crashed aircraft from someone on this list. Then you can go to the
FAA website to get the name and address of the owner. You can write to
the owner with snail mail and possibly find who now has the wreckage. It could
be a sensitive issue since many probably didn’t survive.
Bill
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tom & Beth Sullivan
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013
10:19 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Missing Dukes
outflow valve
I am doing a turbine and converted to 24 volt a
long time ago. I am wondering, before I drop over $10k on a new one, if
anyone may know of where I can check on salvage on one of the IVP's that have
had misfortune (not sure how to say this without sounding morbid).
Unfortunately, there have been more of those planes with untimely endings that
we like to talk about. It could be possible the valve survived.
Anyone know where I may find someone with salvage IVP parts?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday,
February 20, 2013 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [LML] Missing
Dukes outflow valve
The valve is part of the kit but at that time it usually shipped
separately as it was always back ordered. Probably slipped through the crack.
Well, I am working on systems for my IVPT and
went to install my Dukes pressurization valve and couldn't find it. I
inventoried everything when I received the kit by part number, and according to
the manual the part number is 50.... something. Nothing in the box of
part numbers beginning with 5. After a call to Michelle at Lancair,
finding out the price on this, I went through ALL my parts boxes and no valve.
I pulled my original packing slips and no valve was listed or checked
in. I bought the pressurized kit, so thought that came with it?
Anyone with a circa 1999 kit shed some light on whether the valve came with the
kit?
Needless to say, 14 years gone past (my
problem) and two owners of Lancair since I purchased my kit, I don't expect
anything from the current Lancair company. But, $10K plus was not an
expected expenditure for a part I thought came with my original purchase.
Just for the record, Michelle went above and
beyond this week researching records for me. I had exchanged a bunch of
my electrics with Vern not too long after my purchase, changing from 12 volt to
24 volt. She was able to access Vern's records and verify this was NOT one
of the items I exchanged. She also noted it didn't appear I was ever
shipped one on my original order (which seems to agree with my packing slips).
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