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bnn(at)nethere.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: Safety Wire

All,

         I'm trying to find out what needs to be safety wired. I'm running 

a KIV-1200 with 582 C box. Right now the only things safety wired are the 

prop and the gearbox fills and drains. I remember seeing race cars with 

literally everything safety wired. I checked AC 43-13 and though it told me 

how to safety wire, it didn't say what. (It does, though, show how to 

safety AN fittings. Should I safety all fuel connections?)



Thanks,

Guy Buchanan

K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.

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bmwebb(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:20 am Post subject: Safety Wire

On my 582, I safety wire the gearbox oil drain plug, as well as the exhaust

bolts at the head, and most hose clamps.



Basically, if it vibrates, safety it. You can buy jigs to drill bolt heads

and nuts. On a Lycoming, almost every bolt is safety wired, even inside the

engine.



These motors have a lot of hose clamps. Run some wire around them, and

tighten it so that the wire runs in the screwdriver slot. This will prevent

the screw from backing out.



Try looking at it and deciding how the loss of the item would effect your

butt at 5000' (virtually everything!). If it could come out and kill the

motor, you should safety wire it.



Once again, Rotax is pretty poor at ensuring your safety. Almost nothing on

my 582 is locked down from the factory. Lycoming states that all bolts and

nuts will have a locking device. Sound advice.



Maybe someone has better direction?



Bradley



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mmarks(at)sentex.net
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: Safety Wire

Guy, make sure your check and safety wire the fuel line feed nuts to your 

carbs. I had the misfortion, just after having the carbs rebuilt by a dealer 

by the way, that one of the nuts backed out, luckily I was still on the 

ground. The engine obviously started missing and backfired badly, the next 

thing I saw was a river of fuel running down the floorboards, all in about 4 

seconds. I shut down and got out of the plane as it could have gone up at 

any second.

I returned about 10 minutes later, after the fuel had stopped dripping from 

the floorboards and upon investigation found the gas line feed nut had 

backed out of the carb.

My lucky day for sure.



Marty

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bnn(at)nethere.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: Safety Wire

At 08:42 AM 4/24/2006, you wrote:

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		  Guy, make sure your check and safety wire the fuel line feed nuts to your

carbs.


	


Marty,

         What are these? Are you talking 912 or 582?



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Guy Buchanan

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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: Safety Wire

Sorry Guy, I am talking 912U



Marty

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