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My PT-26 was giving off a puff of smoke about every 15 seconds on a recent flight, so a friend took my PT off for a test flight followed by another friend to observe what he could. About a minute later the engine lost significant power, and blew out a bunch of oil onto the right wing root.
A successful landing was made at a nearby farmers dirt strip. Pilot and airplane are okay. The #5 cylinder recently had a fouled plug, so that cylinder was checked with a bore scope. Turns out that the top of the piston does not move when the crankshaft is turned!
I have access to a rebuildable steel cylinder that is 0.020 over size - the same as all the other cylinders. The challenge now is to find a piston. This is a 200 hp 6-440-C-5 with piston part number 8022. An over size piston would be labeled 8022P02.
If anyone has a spare they would care to sell, I'm interested! I can be reached at 530---321---2775.
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Re: off airport landing
Re: off airport landing
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Fond Memories. Mine would blow perfect smoke rings. But it never quit. Never did find out what caused it. When I received my Cadet class date I sold it to a Major in the maintenance sqdn and told him about it. Could buy a new Engine in the crate for a couple of hundred. He didn't worry about it. (Grin). 1950s. Keep em flying guys and Girls.
On 6/13/2018 7:37 PM, cmueller@csuchico.edu [fairchildclub] wrote:
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Fond Memories. Mine would blow perfect smoke rings. But it never quit. Never did find out what caused it. When I received my Cadet class date I sold it to a Major in the maintenance sqdn and told him about it. Could buy a new Engine in the crate for a couple of hundred. He didn't worry about it. (Grin). 1950s. Keep em flying guys and Girls.
On 6/13/2018 7:37 PM, cmueller@csuchico.edu [fairchildclub] wrote:
My PT-26 was giving off a puff of smoke about every 15 seconds on a recent flight, so a friend took my PT off for a test flight followed by another friend to observe what he could. About a minute later the engine lost significant power, and blew out a bunch of oil onto the right wing root.
A successful landing was made at a nearby farmers dirt strip. Pilot and airplane are okay. The #5 cylinder recently had a fouled plug, so that cylinder was checked with a bore scope. Turns out that the top of the piston does not move when the crankshaft is turned!
I have access to a rebuildable steel cylinder that is 0.020 over size - the same as all the other cylinders. The challenge now is to find a piston. This is a 200 hp 6-440-C-5 with piston part number 8022. An over size piston would be labeled 8022P02.
If anyone has a spare they would care to sell, I'm interested! I can be reached at 530---321---2775.
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