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Mystery Solved
A couple of months ago, I posted in here about seeing a light twin climbing
out of our local airport with only one prop turning. They were ~200ft when I saw them and they maintained a straight course and barely climbing as I watched them go out of site. I never knew what was going on (Misguided training, Actual emergency, what was it???).....until today: I talked to someone "in the know". Apparently, what I witnessed was the final effects of a dipstick (a real one, not the pilot) being put back in a Piper Aztec the wrong way. I know not of what I speak, but from what I was told, normally the dipstick will only go in one way. Somehow a ME student got it back in incorrectly. And the engine promptly ate the dipstick at rotation. I don't know why they didn't notice anything during the run-up or even after startup, but needless to say the engine is in the shop. Just thought I'd post a follow-up for those of you on the edge of your seat wondering what was going on. Sounds plausible....I guess. jf |
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:32:12 -0500, "Jeff Franks"
wrote: I talked to someone "in the know". Apparently, what I witnessed was the final effects of a dipstick (a real one, not the pilot) being put back in a Piper Aztec the wrong way. I know not of what I speak, but from what I was told, normally the dipstick will only go in one way. Somehow a ME student got it back in incorrectly. And the engine promptly ate the dipstick at rotation. I don't know why they didn't notice anything during the run-up or even after startup, but needless to say the engine is in the shop. Just thought I'd post a follow-up for those of you on the edge of your seat wondering what was going on. Sounds plausible....I guess. jf Man this just does not sound plausible, but I'll admit I don't know all there is to know about dipsticks. All the ones I've associated with just end up down in the oil pan no matter how you insert it. I supposed it might be possible to cross thread the thing, allowing oil to possibly blow out past it if the crankcase is also overpressured. But other than that, I can't imagine how it would be possible to insert a dipstick incorrectly and cause an engine failure. If it's that easy to do, you'da thunk the designers would design it so that couldn't happen. Corky Scott |
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"Jeff Franks" wrote in message Sounds plausible....I guess.
Having owned Aztecs, this scenario is not very plausible. D. |
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I talked to someone "in the know". Apparently, what I witnessed was the
final effects of a dipstick (a real one, not the pilot) being put back in a Piper Aztec the wrong way. Having flown Aztecs for several years, I don't think this could be true. The dipstick is very easy to secure. |
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Oh well, I was an easy sucker it seems. Change title to "Mystery ongoing"
and I'll post a follow-up when I talk to someone who really is in the know thanks for the replies. jf "Jeff Franks" wrote in message ... A couple of months ago, I posted in here about seeing a light twin climbing out of our local airport with only one prop turning. They were ~200ft when I saw them and they maintained a straight course and barely climbing as I watched them go out of site. I never knew what was going on (Misguided training, Actual emergency, what was it???).....until today: I talked to someone "in the know". Apparently, what I witnessed was the final effects of a dipstick (a real one, not the pilot) being put back in a Piper Aztec the wrong way. I know not of what I speak, but from what I was told, normally the dipstick will only go in one way. Somehow a ME student got it back in incorrectly. And the engine promptly ate the dipstick at rotation. I don't know why they didn't notice anything during the run-up or even after startup, but needless to say the engine is in the shop. Just thought I'd post a follow-up for those of you on the edge of your seat wondering what was going on. Sounds plausible....I guess. jf |
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