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Re : RE: Europa-List: 914 Oil leak

Subject: Re : RE: Europa-List: 914 Oil leak
From: Gilles.Thesee@acgrenoble.fr
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:54:26
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De: G-IANI <g-iani@ntlworld.com>
Objet: RE: Europa-List: 914 Oil leak
> 
> 
> After 23 flying hours, G-IRON has delveloped and oil leak.  After one 
> hours flying about a teaspoonfull of oil appears to have come from the 
> oil seal on the prop sfaft and then been thrown of the prop flange 
> ontothe spinner backplate. 
> 
> 
> The aircraft was taken to Skydrive who replaced the oil front seal on 
> the prop shaft and checked the shaft.  The engine was ground run 
> for 10 
> minutes with no apparent oil loss.  The next flight (again about 1 
> hour)and the same oil leak occured. 
> 
> The aircraft was again taken  to Skydrive who replaced the gearbox 
> case,oilseal, front bearing and prop shaft.  The engine was ground 
> run for 10 
> minutes with no apparent oil loss.  The next flight (again about 1 
> hour)and the same oil leak occured again.  At the moment Skydrive 
> are unsure 
> why this has happened as they have never had a similar problem on some 
> 2000 , 91x series, engines. 
> 
> Has anyone got any ideas? 
> 
> 
Is everything correct with the breather and blowby ?
Regards,
Gilles Thesee
http://contrails.free.fr


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