Has anyone seen my engine? Lost in shipment.

[0TreeLemur]

10 hours ago, ArtVandelay said:

I was close enough (~125 miles) that my engine shop sent a guy in a pickup truck, free pickup and delivery.

That's what I'm thinking- I'd drive for a day (up to 1000 miles) to pick up an engine and keep it out of the hands of the shipping randomizers/crunchers.

[EricJ]

1 minute ago, 0TreeLemur said:

That's what I'm thinking- I'd drive for a day (up to 1000 miles) to pick up an engine and keep it out of the hands of the shipping randomizers/crunchers.

A buddy just recently lost the top cowl from his Cherokee when a latch failed.   He found a replacement in CO, so he booked a cheap flight to Denver and rented a vehicle to bring it back to AZ rather than wait for the shippers or take a chance on shipping damage.

[Hank]

4 hours ago, 0TreeLemur said:

That's what I'm thinking- I'd drive for a day (up to 1000 miles) to pick up an engine and keep it out of the hands of the shipping randomizers/crunchers.

Remember to schedule 2 days for that trip, one day going each way!

[FloridaMan]

On 2/10/2021 at 2:21 PM, Parker_Woodruff said:

For all of the above recommending an attorney - that can work, but the other way is to send it to your insurance company.  They're really good at subrogating, it takes a lot of the hassle out of your hands, and you get back to flying on your terms.

I’ll add, and quoting Parker for validation on this as this was my experience six years ago when I landed in a field, the insurance adjuster said to me that “it’s only a claim if we write you a check”. I see that as: if the insurance company has to use their lawyers to write a letter to prevent a claim that it’s part of the benefit that having insurance gives you. 

[Parker_Woodruff]

4 hours ago, FloridaMan said:

I’ll add, and quoting Parker for validation on this as this was my experience six years ago when I landed in a field, the insurance adjuster said to me that “it’s only a claim if we write you a check”. I see that as: if the insurance company has to use their lawyers to write a letter to prevent a claim that it’s part of the benefit that having insurance gives you. 

Different companies look at it differently but yes typically they’ll look the other way when there is little/no payment (some don’t even consider if it’s less than $10K paid). The other side of it is we many times have to report all accidents and incidents whether or not insurance was involved. 
 

Basically, your submission will get flagged but then we send a note to underwriting and they usually let things go with no penalty. After all, you’re fulfilling your obligation to let them know of anything that may give rise to a claim. 

[jetdriven]

6 hours ago, FloridaMan said:

I’ll add, and quoting Parker for validation on this as this was my experience six years ago when I landed in a field, the insurance adjuster said to me that “it’s only a claim if we write you a check”. I see that as: if the insurance company has to use their lawyers to write a letter to prevent a claim that it’s part of the benefit that having insurance gives you. 

There is a such thing as a zero payout claim, like when you call your insurance agent and ask them if prop strike damage is covered and it happened. Then you later change your mind and decide to eat it but they can still raise your rates on it.