DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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You folks ever use an app named Xavion? I ran it on a dedicated iPad when I owned my C182. Nice to have in situations like this one.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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Never have but I will definitely check it out
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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It's curious that this remains in an unknown, or at least un-communicated, resolution state.

Wondering whether any DAN members have additional knowledge.

Thanks
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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I asked my sales guy and he reported that there has been no determination. Seems like a long time for no determination ...

That said, in my short experience with Diamond, they have been very forthcoming and have identified various risks to owners (i.e., the oil pump replacement).
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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My understanding was that the plane in question is back in the air. If that is the case, surely something was "fixed"...
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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They replaced the engine ... the engine in question was shipped to Austro a while back.
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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Thanks Marco. By the way, I did a looong XC last week, 20hrs. Was reflecting on the smoothness of the NG during that time...

Hope you are enjoying your new plane!
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I love it! It's a great airplane. It is very smooth and quiet! And I love the handling! I sometime wish it was a little faster, but I think all pilots wish that of their planes regardless of their speed ;)

I started a spreadsheet of all my maintenance costs and items. I'll post periodically.

So far it has been awesome!
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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mbitran wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:03 pm They replaced the engine ... the engine in question was shipped to Austro a while back.
I tracked down and spoke to the pilot. He has not yet heard why/what happened. He still has confidence in the NG engine...
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Re: DA40NG Lost Engine in IMC

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I have about 200 hours on our Austro engine thus far in a DA40 and it has been solid
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