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Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 2017 All Eur

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: LAA Airworthiness Alert. AIL December 2017 All Europas
From: Pete Lawless <pete@lawless.info>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:14:27

Hi Richard

You have a Classic the pictures were for the XS with a side filler. The 
AD applies to both.

I have just inspected mine and whilst the inside looked perfect the fuel 
tank end was noticeably soft compared to the top section. I intend to 
replace it with aluminium as per Standard Mod 13070. If you are 
interested John Archer, who is getting the pipes made, is taking orders now.

Regards

Pete

G-RMAC Classic #109


On 21/12/17 07:11, Richard Lamprey wrote:
>
> Stupid question, but I will ask anyway...  All the examples, photos, LAA 
> report
etc point to the side-filler Europa pipe, with 45 degree bend, which was an
alternative to the top-of-fuselage original filler.  I have the latter, the long
pipe coming down through a hole in the rear bulkhead.  Was this a different
pipe batch?  Inspection shows no problem with mine, I fill to the top before
every flight, ie right up the pipe, then fly, then leave tank with about 3/4
full ie the pipe is not immersed for long.  I fly once a month,  Nice constant
temps in Kenya 15-28 C for storage, all seems to be OK.
> Best
> Richard
> Classic 5Y-LRY, Kenya
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=476654#476654
>
>



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