OK Frans, that beer* is still waiting for you
here - I will handle those bears then (maybe eat)!
* Aviators Beer
-----Alkuperinen viesti-----
From: Frans Veldman
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel filters
<frans@privatepilots.nl>
I'm not to fond about the hungry wolves but that
beer is included is a big plus!
Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi> wrote:
><raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
>
>Otherwise - forced landing to the hard rocky
>forest including hungry wolves and beers.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]
>On
>Behalf Of Pete Lawless
>Sent: 01 September 2013 11:08
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Europa-List: Fuel filters
>
><pete@lawless.info>
>
>Hi John
>
>I have the original glass filters and am very
>happy with them. In the first
>few hours of a new Europa they do get blocked and
>mine needed cleaning every
>5 hours or so for the first 25 hours and on one
>occasion at about 10 hours
>caused fuel starvation on the climb out. Then
>less frequently cleaning
>until the tank settled down at about 100 hours.
>At
>550 hours the filter now
>need a clean about every 50 hours.
>
>My filters are installed under the seats
>protected
>by a Perspex cover, as
>per the original Classic layout. I inspect them
>BEFORE EVERY FLIGHT. The
>beauty of the glass container is that you can see
>what is going on, all that
>is needed is to pull up the seat cushion and
>look.
>Cleaning is very easy
>you just change the filter screen for a new one
>and wipe the inside of the
>glass.
>
>I would be very reluctant to install a filter
>unit
>I could not inspect
>without taking it to bits.
>
>Pete
>Classic #109 Rotax 912UL
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]
>On
>Behalf Of John Wighton
>Sent: 01 September 2013 09:23
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Europa-List: Re: Daily Mail report of
>father and daughter fatality
>
><john@wighton.net>
>
>The photos taken in 2002 of the crashed aircraft
>are shocking and hopefully
>not an indicator of the condition she was in at
>the time of the accident.
>But l have to say that if the level of neglect
>extended to the systems,
>especially the fuel system, the cause of the
>incident may easily have been a
>blocked filter. According to a close friend of
>David, whom l spoke to
>yesterday at the Rally, the accident occurred at
>full power in the climb
>out after refuelling. If so the classic case of
>power starvation due to a
>blocked filer is a possible cause. I note that
>the photos show the inline
>filter used is the standard glass tube variety.
>Blockage of this type of
>inline filter has caused many incidents and at
>least one written off Europa.
>
>Analysing this filter shows it uses a 22 micron
>sized mesh. This is way
>smaller than the 100 micron (largest) stipulated
>by Rotax. I had a stoppage
>due to a blocked primary filter (same type) a few
>years ago, this led to a
>hasty decent into Elstree using the reserve feed
>(thanks for the fire cover
>guys). The filter was partially blocked with
>translucent material. It ran
>on the ground but would not feed fuel to the
>goverened 5000 rpm of my AP332
>controller.
>
>Having thereafter spent a year in a constant
>state
>of fuel feed anxiety l
>changed them for Andair filters which have a 60
>micron filter size. To date
>these have proven extremely reliable (100%).
>
>In 2012 l contacted Andy at Andair to ask if a
>version for 1/4in bore fuel
>lines could be made. He said it was quite easy,
>just a CNC program change,
>the filters would then have a push-on nipple type
>end and not require screw
>fit unions (as in my installation). Some
>discussion occurred with Andy
>Draper about the mod.
>
>Yesterday l checked with Andair, he had not got
>around to adapting the CNC
>code and hence nothing had occurred at LAA
>Engineering.
>
>If it turns out that the cause of the stoppage on
>GBXS was filter related
>(this is speculative but informed on my part) we
>should support some action
>which will lead to changes in the use of these
>standard glass tube filters.
>A possibility for Europas could be a new filter,
>perhaps the Andair version.
>
>
>I shall write to the LAA with my concerns over
>the
>continued use of the
>glass tube, 22. Micron filters. If any Europa
>flyer, or other aircraft
>operator with the same filter type, can supply
>information regarding the use
>of these filters it may assist in deciding which
>way to go. Information
>such as frequency of inspection, frequency of
>cleaning, stoppage or partial
>blockage info, leaks, other issues will br
>gratefully received and treated
>in confidence. Likewise any info showing
>satisfactory in service history is
>also welcome. Please post info or email direct to
>me.
>John(dot)wighton@ultraflight.net
>
>John Wighton
>Chief of Stress
>Pilatus Aircraft
>
>--------
>John Wighton
>Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
>
>
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