X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:04:31 -0500 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 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4640347 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:02:09 -0500 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=SxkV9SDXDMHu/uxOyqf86i7GrvWKdO6bhsIIoeOGSmCWsyC1GSKQFxm6JtFa6M3B; 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 [216.57.118.85] (helo=[192.168.1.103]) by elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1PSN13-00089v-5Y for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:01:33 -0500 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-158-463080344 Subject: Re: [LML] Performance Engines X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:01:32 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da94030fd9b045c6d3662c6a6641c70439bd0350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 216.57.118.85 --Apple-Mail-158-463080344 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Fred, when did PE deliver your engine originally? I'm wondering if it = can be narrowed down when PE started delivering bad engines. Colyn On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Frederick Moreno wrote: > I got an email from Continental concerning their investigation into = the the failed rocker arm in my Performance Engines IO-550. I sent the = broken rocker arm to Continental earlier this year at their request. = The failure was ascribed to high cycle fatigue suggesting many, many = hours of use. The rocker arm had been also been re-machined, and = Continental judged it to be out of limits in several respects. The = part number on that rocker arm (and the other eleven now strung up in my = hangar as a reminder) was superceded in 1966, 44 years ago.=20 > =20 > In response to a LOBO inquiry (still ongoing, as far as I know), = Performance Engines has responded that the rocker arms in my engine, = while "thirty years old," came from a reputable supplier and were new = ("unused?") when installed.=20 > =20 > I understand from the FAA office in Atlanta (oversees Teledyne = Continental Motors in Mobile, AL) that the Los Angeles FSDO is = investigating and would welcome any new information. > =20 > Fred Moreno --Apple-Mail-158-463080344 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Fred, when did PE deliver your engine originally? = I'm wondering if it can be narrowed down when PE started delivering bad = engines.

Colyn

On Dec 13, = 2010, at 8:19 PM, Frederick Moreno wrote:

I got an = email from Continental concerning their investigation into the the = failed rocker arm in my Performance Engines IO-550. I sent the = broken rocker arm to Continental earlier this year at their = request. The failure was ascribed to high cycle fatigue = suggesting many, many hours of use. The rocker arm had been also = been re-machined, and Continental judged it to be out of = limits in several respects. The part number on that rocker = arm (and the other eleven now strung up in my hangar as a reminder) was = superceded in 1966, 44 years ago.

In = response to a LOBO inquiry (still ongoing, as far as I know), = Performance Engines has responded that the rocker arms in my = engine, while "thirty years old," came from a reputable supplier = and were new ("unused?") when = installed.

I understand from the FAA = office in Atlanta (oversees Teledyne Continental Motors in Mobile, = AL) that the Los Angeles FSDO is investigating and would welcome = any new information.

Fred = Moreno
<= /span>

= --Apple-Mail-158-463080344--