Not to mention the bubble-wrap and masking tape "insulation", nylon tie,
other cable conflicts and gobs of red insulating tape (also heat
stressed and burnt at the edges).
The "cowboy" standard of construction obviously leaves a lot to be
desired; but maybe it was "....... all the Inspector's fault....." (if
there was one)!
Duncan McF.
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From: Mike Gregory
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: WARNING - Europa/Rotax 912/914 Owners.
This is one of the 'gory photos' Willie referred to, taken of the hose
damage on an MCR-01 Banbi fitted with a 912.
Mike
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of William
Harrison
Sent: 09 April 2007 13:57
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: Europa-List: WARNING - Europa/Rotax 912/914 Owners.
Mike
Your timely warning reminds me of a similar but different problem
found on my 912ULS at last permit renewal. One of the coolant pipes was
found to be burnt by an exhaust downpipe. The damage was confined to the
heat shielding which had burnt right through and was about to burn
through the rubber hose. Basically, the hose routing was too close to
the downpipe - a previous owner had wrapped it up with heat shielding to
compensate. An extra reason why this was alarming was that a 912-engined
DynAir Banbi in the same hanger had recently suffered a complete loss of
coolant through an identical problem (the owner lived to tell the tale
but had his wallet lightened by an expensive engine rebuild). I believe
Mike Gregory has some gory photos of the damage.
Happy flying
Willie Harrison (G-BZNY)
On 8 Apr 2007, at 20:01, Mike Parkin wrote:
Hi Guys,
For all Europa owners with Rotax 914.
Just preparing to incorporate Mod 72 and took the opportunity to have
a good look around. I found one of the oil pipes badly charred by No1
cylinder exhaust pipe. The pipe concerned is the one that connects the
oil cooler to the oil pump. Fortunately, when I installed the pipe I
fitted some heat shielding from 'Demon Tweaks' - the heat shield was
burned through and the pipe was just starting to be affected.
On initial installation the pipe did not touch the exhaust, so the
bend must have eased during use.
Looking at the installation, it seems that a slightly shorter pipe
after the bend where it connects to the oil pump should solve the
problem.
Hopefully, this is a one off and my aircraft is the only one affected.
But I thought all you chaps might like to know. It is worth a quick
look - a burst oil pipe in this position could be very dangerous.
Kind regards,
Mike Parkin (G-JULZ)
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