sonerainut
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A friend I work with deals with the NTSB abd the FAA related to aircraft accidents. He sent me this .pdf of an FAA SAIB related to an unfortunate Q-2 accident. The VW engine apparently had one very lose cylinder head. The resulting hot exhaust gasses actually melted the head in several areas! I do not believe this was in any way an engine design flaw, but more of a maintenance issue.
Let's all learn from this. Check your cylinder head torques.
Lee
A friend I work with deals with the NTSB abd the FAA related to aircraft accidents. He sent me this .pdf of an FAA SAIB related to an unfortunate Q-2 accident. The VW engine apparently had one very lose cylinder head. The resulting hot exhaust gasses actually melted the head in several areas! I do not believe this was in any way an engine design flaw, but more of a maintenance issue.
Let's all learn from this. Check your cylinder head torques.
Lee