off airport landing
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:37 pm
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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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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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