tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post9185855240448221098..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Ferry to MaintenanceAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-17443759926341525962009-10-01T20:16:33.403+00:002009-10-01T20:16:33.403+00:00Aww, Jimmy, I so agree. I wonder if the chief pilo...Aww, Jimmy, I so agree. I wonder if the chief pilot would go for a mud flap girl sticker. Or maybe Hello Kitty.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-53304106423951668022009-10-01T18:56:37.746+00:002009-10-01T18:56:37.746+00:00'Greased Lightning' I love it...
I used t...'Greased Lightning' I love it...<br /><br />I used to fly a BN2 we called 'Dirty Debbie'. Oil from the breather would stream down the legs and nacs and end up on your shirt. We called that 'Debbie's kiss'.<br /><br />One of the apprentices put the name on the nose in cheap vinyl letters. The owner vetoed it. <br /><br />I always thought she would have looked good with some WWII pin up art and that name on the nose lol.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-51430682672467055432009-10-01T17:46:25.365+00:002009-10-01T17:46:25.365+00:00Neat suggestion, and neat research project.
The ...Neat suggestion, and neat research project. <br /><br />The only one of our fleet that has had a name other than the skin letters was called "Greased Lightning" in recognition of the copious quantities of oil it shed all over itself, and the untraceable electrical problems. We got rid of it.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-52412792587554187722009-10-01T16:06:00.858+00:002009-10-01T16:06:00.858+00:00I think you should name the aircraft. A woman'...I think you should name the aircraft. A woman's first name that was popular at the time, in the place, where it was first registered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-64382811760753586142009-10-01T01:44:58.451+00:002009-10-01T01:44:58.451+00:00JimB is correct re: PRM. Person Responsible for Ma...JimB is correct re: PRM. Person Responsible for Maintenance is an official title in a Canadian operation, like Chief Pilot. <br /><br />Anonymous 6:17 is correct answering Anonymous 1:45 that I'm not naming the aircraft. Those that know can figure it out, those that sort of know can have fun trying, and those that don't, don't need to know.<br /><br />And Jimmy Mack is right about old oil continuing to leak out of a cowling after a problem is fixed, if your maintenance guys don't wash the cowlings, or if the pilots are sloppy adding oil. In this case the oil is coming from the propeller area, forward of any spilled oil or old accumulations.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-81010157400426345222009-10-01T01:29:34.889+00:002009-10-01T01:29:34.889+00:00"What type of airplane is it?" -Anonymou..."What type of airplane is it?" -Anonymous<br /><br /><br />Still a weedwhacker, right?<br /><br />Also, cleaning the oil off the cowling is a good idea... but sometimes the oil coming out is not from inside the engine, but just from inside the nacelle. Oil that misses the filler neck can come out looking pretty black as it picks up all the dirt and grime on an engine.<br /><br />I know you know that Aviatrix, just thought I would share some knowledge.Jimmy Macknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-53209572572981980222009-09-30T18:17:12.081+00:002009-09-30T18:17:12.081+00:00"What type of airplane is it?" -Anonymou..."What type of airplane is it?" -Anonymous<br /><br />Good luck in getting her to give that up lol. I though I had it nailed until a post about electric equipment on one breaker didn't match my guess... <br /><br />@ Aviatrix re: sluggish prop... Make sure your wrench monkeys aren't greasing the prop too much. One place I worked they figured lube was the solution (in that friction was making it slow to feather??). As it turned out it made it worse and worse. Finally one refused to feather at all. I asked how they had been clearing the snag and they said all they would to is re-grease it.<br /><br />When the prop was removed the hub was literally filled with red ram. No oil in there at all or able to pass through either. Cleaned about a pound of grease out and reinstalled it and it worked like new. I took a picture and put it up in the AME lunchroom to remind them more is not always better... If you pump until it comes out around the blade shank, you have put in five times more than needed according to my prop guy.<br /><br />I'd love to replace my cables with an electronic tach. I wasn't aware this was even an option. I'm jealous ;PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-32339286377980384972009-09-30T16:40:18.575+00:002009-09-30T16:40:18.575+00:00Ah. Not heard the term before. Thanks.Ah. Not heard the term before. Thanks.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18058676836944538602009-09-30T09:26:53.081+00:002009-09-30T09:26:53.081+00:00PRM: Person Responsible for MaintenancePRM: Person Responsible for MaintenanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-9388738093756234672009-09-30T08:55:59.193+00:002009-09-30T08:55:59.193+00:00PRM?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRM
Partner Re...PRM?<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRM" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRM</a><br /><br />Partner Relationship Management? :-)Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-22366579279837332382009-09-30T04:37:50.109+00:002009-09-30T04:37:50.109+00:00Yeah, I hate flying with oil leaks, but you're...Yeah, I hate flying with oil leaks, but you're so right about it looking like more. It's like blood from a head wound: it flows down someone's face into their eyes and they look like a zombie when it's only 10 cc. In either case, it's essential fluid coming out of an important place and spreading out, so a little looks like a desperate situation.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-79787409215654687592009-09-30T01:58:18.214+00:002009-09-30T01:58:18.214+00:00"By asserting that I left with it clean, I am..."By asserting that I left with it clean, I am showing the engineers exactly how much leaked during the flight."<br /><br />It's amazing how so little oil can look like so much when it streams back over the cowling...<br /><br />Went from Florida to OSH and back with a slow leak (picked it up in flight on the way north). We wiped things down at each fuel stop and checked the level. Ended up a half-quart low each way.<br /><br />Sure LOOKED like LOTS more! Ended up being a front seal.<br /><br />Verification word:<br />Forforaf - sounds like a Wonka candy.GPS_Directhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900545332230106711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57484888448709204602009-09-30T01:45:16.168+00:002009-09-30T01:45:16.168+00:00What type of airplane is it?What type of airplane is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-26860907510244332742009-09-30T00:25:59.920+00:002009-09-30T00:25:59.920+00:00Dear Trix:
Re: "By asserting that I left wit...Dear Trix:<br /><br />Re: "By asserting that I left with it clean, I am showing the engineers exactly how much leaked during the flight."<br /><br />Damn, you're good.<br /><br />FVHFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com