Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Having in mind previous cases of AE failures and DAI's time-to-release analysis, it will be a long wait before we hear anything about the cause of this failure.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Wow, that looks expensive...
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Vlada-T wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:21 pm Yes it did, when we did the shut down.
So are you saying it only did that when you put the master OFF and not autofeathered immediately by itself when the problem occurred?
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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robert63 wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:35 pm Did it feather?
Yes it did after turning muster off.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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alexair101 wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:48 am
Vlada-T wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:21 pm Yes it did, when we did the shut down.
So are you saying it only did that when you put the master OFF and not autofeathered immediately by itself when the problem occurred?
Yes it is correct.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Charles wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:00 pm Wow, that looks expensive...
Yes it will be around 70K EUR totally...
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Glad everything turned out OK (minus the expense!). Is Austro rushing you a new engine given the circumstances? I heard engines have a 1 year lead time for normal orders.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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Vlada-T wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:06 pm
alexair101 wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:48 am
Vlada-T wrote: Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:21 pm Yes it did, when we did the shut down.
So are you saying it only did that when you put the master OFF and not autofeathered immediately by itself when the problem occurred?
Yes it is correct.
I met so many people that kept saying that propeller Autofeathers... I think even emailed Diamond and some point and they said that, but PoH clearly read to me as if master off is a must for feathering.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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alexair101 wrote: Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:11 pm
Vlada-T wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:06 pm
alexair101 wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:48 am

So are you saying it only did that when you put the master OFF and not autofeathered immediately by itself when the problem occurred?
Yes it is correct.
I met so many people that kept saying that propeller Autofeathers... I think even emailed Diamond and some point and they said that, but PoH clearly read to me as if master off is a must for feathering.
It autofeathers if it loses gearbox oil pressure, as would happen with an engine failure. Turning the engine master off simulates a failure.
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Re: Engine failure on Astro DA42-VI

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"The first piston melted in the first cylinder of the engine, initial findings."

"Having in mind previous cases of AE failures and DAI's time-to-release analysis, it will be a long wait before we hear anything about the cause of this failure."


Maybe not so long, was this engine included in the list of affected engines in the recent proposed MSB about bad pistons?
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