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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Tupac on October 15, 2012, 09:44:50 PM

Title: Fifi lost an engine at Midland
Post by: Tupac on October 15, 2012, 09:44:50 PM

Snapped this picture as we were sitting in the airplane loaded up and heading home. I wondered why the prop looked feathered and confirmed today that one of the engines had a problem. It sounds like they got it stopped before any major damage occured, but it could be down for awhile.

(http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz138/dcwdavid/E4543EAF-E615-4F0B-A4F6-28CE92C466AD-1559-000001D335049CF1.jpg?t=1350353656)

As you can see, #2 is feathered. They had #3 shut down also but I think just so there wasnt any asymmetric thrust during taxi.

I did my Fifi impersonation in the Seminole today (with #2 feathered)

(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/404102_3767321102065_217461192_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Fifi lost an engine at Midland
Post by: MarineUS on October 15, 2012, 11:14:33 PM

Glad they got it fixed before anything major happened.  :aok

Title: Re: Fifi lost an engine at Midland
Post by: colmbo on October 16, 2012, 07:38:30 AM

More than likely it was shutdown because they lost a cylinder....while not catastrophic it does require some work.