New DA-62 AD
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:56 pm
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Timing Chain replacement/inspection due to windmilling restarts
Timing Chain replacement/inspection due to windmilling restarts
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I was wondering the same thing! Since accepting plane, we haven't done any windmill restarts.rdrobson wrote:I hope it's not standard procedure to do a windmilling restart during factory release testing.
--Ron
OOPS!!!!......I meant UNfeathering accumulator!jb642DA wrote:Hi Dave -
Do you know if the DAI test pilots do "windmilling" or "starter" starts when they are checking the feathering accumulator during their pre-delivery checks? I'm planning to call London Monday to find out - it would be a bummer if the timing chain needs to be replaced because of a "pre-delivery" check??!!
Thanks
Diamond's test pilots obviously read SBs and ADs, and thus are fully aware of the prohibition against engine starts using windmilling. So I'm sure that when they test prop operation after in-flight engine shutdown that they use the starter for engine restart.jb642DA wrote:Do you know if the DAI test pilots do "windmilling" or "starter" starts when they are checking the feathering accumulator during their pre-delivery checks? I'm planning to call London Monday to find out - it would be a bummer if the timing chain needs to be replaced because of a "pre-delivery" check??!!