Bud
Herre=B9s a couple of pics Hugh has taken. As you can see he=B9s been in contac
t
with Airmaster so no doubt they will respond next week.
Regards
Paul
G-GIDY
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From: Hugh Carmichael <hughcarmichael@me.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:59:15 +0000
Subject: Fwd: Hugh Carmichael, G-GIDY
Hi Paul,
Copied below is the E mail I sent to Airmaster in NZ. Feel free to forward
it to Bud, or indeed anyone else. As yet I have had no response. I am also
hoping to attach a couple of pics of the failed stud. Our inspector, Neil
France is happy for us to continue flying with the prop control wire
disabled and protected, and to use the prop in auto or manual mode, with a
cockpit placard stating that Feather Function is unavailable.
So there is no great rush to get the bits required to fix it so far.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Hugh Carmichael <hughcarmichael@me.com>
> Date: 19 February 2011 07:32:23 GMT
> To: support@airmasterpropellers.com
> Subject: Hugh Carmichael, England.
>
>
> Hello Mr Eskildsen,
>
> A group of four friends, we have recently completed the build of a Europa
XS
> Mono Wheel, with a 914 engine.
> This took us some time, twelve and a half years in fact, but we received
a
> Permit to Fly in November 2010.
> Due to poor weather etc, the aircraft has only flown a total of 12 hours.
> Our LAA Inspector is Neil France, who advised us to call you.
>
> We bought an Airmaster AP 332, Serial No 253 from Europa Aircraft way bac
k in
> 2003.
>
> A couple of days ago, I was doing circuits and became aware that the Prop
> Controller had lost all power. Even the Manual Function was unavailable.
>
> After landing, we discovered that the controllers thermal fuse/reset had
> tripped, as well as the 5 amp fuse in the main 12v supply. We could find
no
> fault in the wiring this side of the propeller, so took off the spinner t
o
> look further.
> The stud embedded in the slip ring plate to which the green Feather contr
ol
> wire should be attached, had sheared off. The remains of the stud and sti
ff
> nut must have been ejected from the spinner in flight, and the loose wire
> causing a 'short' which blew the fuse.
>
> It would seem that we need a new Slip Ring assembly in order to put the
> situation right. We would appreciate any help and advice you can give us,
and
> to dispatch whatever parts we may need.
>
> I am available in England for the next few days, and when we get to speak
I
> can supply you with payment details for the parts required.
>
> Home No. +44 1283 733922 Cell Phone +44 7977 457294 E mail
> hughcarmichael@me.com
>
> I will try to call you again on Monday. Sorry to disturb your weekend.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Hugh Carmichael.
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