James McDiarmid

Hi All, A TKS stall strip fell off my aircraft a couple of months ago. I’m looking for a replacement - does anyone know of a salvage yard that might have used ones in stock? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Paul, I’ll take a look at the maintenance manual. There were no LRU issues during the AP outage. I’ll see what Garmin make of the data and talk with the tech… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks! I also went through the G1000 bible Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No red Xs on the PFD/MFD or aux page Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks, I did that today - they downloaded the data but couldn’t find anything obviously wrong Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dear all, my AP failed during my flight home yesterday. The aircraft is a 2008 Mooney Acclaim-S. During the first flight of the day it briefly disengaged twice but I pressed the AP button on the GFC700 control panel and it reengaged and remained stable. During the return flight the AP disconnect alarm triggered without me pressing the red button on the yoke and stayed on until after I had pressed the red AP disconnect button, the AFCS red box warning illuminated on the PFD and the AP refused to reset. I switched the AP on and off a few times in flight using the switch on my instrument panel but it didn't help. I just got the red box on the PFD with AFCS. Fortunately we were in VMC and I hand flew the rest of the journey using the manual pitch trim wheel (old school!) I had previously seen the red box with PTCH appear intermittently a couple of times in January but it was intermittent and seemed to get better by itself. I understand that if the OAT probe fails it can cause this problem but looking at the data on the SD card the OAT was functioning normally. Has anyone else experienced a similar issue, how can I troubleshoot it? Thanks in advance for your advice! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Dude! I considered that too - the ice under the wings was mainly inboard of the main landing gear and the tank vents had no visible icing or obstructions so I don’t think that was the cause. I’ve been adding 1-1.5% IPA when flying high in similar conditions since the incident with no further issues. Merry Xmas! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Acclaim N40AU had an almost identical engine out over Oregon a couple of weeks ago - landed safely on a road, checked the aircraft over (the pilot is an A+P/IA) let it thaw out for a few hours and took off again.

Thanks! I’ll order one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not leaking - the attachment bracket is broken… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is this compass still for sale?

Thanks and Yes - the o-rings were changed back in January when the plane was in for its annual. They have no cracks and no sign of wear. In retrospect think I just took on lots of very ‘wet’ fuel the night before the flight and the dissolved water crystallised out in the cold flight levels. I used to have a home weather station and humidity here varies between 60% and 100% - living in the southwest UK is like living on a pier extending into the Atlantic… ;-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for sharing the checklist Jim! I certainly learned from the incident… my 99% isopropyl alcohol delivery arrived last week Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes… possibly… I have to admit that I hadn’t seen or read that recommendation so I didn’t have low boost pump on… having said that I have flown many hours at similar levels and not had a problem… it may have been a contributing factor Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t know… my guess is that the underside of the wing stayed iced up due to the rapid descent (10 minutes from FL230 to landing) - here’s a picture - both wings had identical icing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk