with the attachement this time... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Conway Sent: Monday, 23 July 2001 5:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] AD 277 I had the battery in our Grumman Traveller melt down to a puddle of slag on the first days flying after a 100 hourly. Have a look at the (small) pic attached. I wasn't very impressed. The LAME had not inspected the battery leads where they go through the battery box despite this being a requirement. The positive lead had worn through the grommet and shorted to the earthed case. The aircraft was flown from Adelaide to Meningie, then to Renmark normally, and parked while we went and had a meeting and lunch. When we came back a few hours later and went to crank it up, it was dead. Everything looked normal when we opened the cowl, except the battery leads were very loose when I wriggled them. We removed the lid to discover what was left of the battery. Then I had to borrow a car to get back to Adelaide, find an appropriate battery, drive back to Renmark, install it, fly it back to Parafield, and get it checked out. A minor nuisance I suppose compared to the prospect of an in-flight fire. We use a different LAME now. Our old LAME was surprised when he got a rather serious audit from CASA a little later. We weren't. Don't assume just because its had a 100 hourly its in perfect condition. David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Armistead, Allan Sent: Monday, 23 July 2001 4:37 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] AD 277 I had a similar experience in my early power days, doing a preflight on an aircraft that had just come back from a 100 hourly. I made a comment to the instructor about not expecting any problems, and he remarked that after maintenance work was when he looked most closely of all. A comment I've always remembered. Allan Armistead Roads, Land Transport (02) 6274 7315 "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always be." Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. -----Original Message----- From: Peter Stephenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 23 July 2001 16:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] AD 277 I remember when I was doing my power licence 20 years ago, whenever the club planes went in for a 100hourly, they would always have minor problems afterwards, only found on the next few flights. PeterS ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANDREW WRIGHT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] AD 277 > Yes, thanks Leigh. This clears it up. We live with AD 277 as it stands! > "I just think that unnecessary maintenance can cause more problems than > it prevents." A debate we are sure to have ! > > Thanks Again > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > Maybe if you check out item 4 in the following link, then that > > probably is really what they are on about: > > > > http://www.gfa.org.au/minutes/tc0105.pdf > > > > Cheers, > > > > Leigh > > Bunting > > > > > ANDREW WRIGHT > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
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