bluesideup
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Hi Everyone.
While on a trip over the weekend we encountered some unusual problems with a virtually new CTLSi, and I hope that we can come up with some logical explanation for it.
This occurred while departing off runway 29, wind 300/10, temp 72F, 100Ft MSL.
On the way to the runway, long taxi, about .7SM, with about 10 kts tail wind, the Coolant temp started going up very quickly and after RunUp, while Holding short, coolant temp got in the Yellow and the AB lights came on, everything else, except the Coolant Temp was in the Green.
Returned to the starting point, turned engine Off, checked everything again, good oil, coolant, openings clear, we did run up OK, during the Take OFF roll / lift off, the A lane light came on but the RPM showed 4980, everything else in the Green.
Proceeded on course and at the next airport, about 10 min later, landed, taxied back and in the run up area we restarted the engine, all warning lights went Off, including the A lane light was OFF also.
Verified Run Up Checklist and everything was OK. Lifted off, proceeded on course, and about 20 min into the flight we got an intermittent, Header Tank Warning, there were still about 11 Gals of fuel, fuel selector on Both, and both tanks showed that they had fuel, and everything else was in the Green, Fuel Pressure, Temps etc.. We turned On the Aux Fuel Pump, but the warning continued for about the next 10 min, intermittently, we turned the Aux Pump Off, then it remained Off for the rest of the trip, next 1.3Hrs.
The bird had a fresh Annual and 100Hrs, only about 4Hrs since annual and only 100 Hrs since new.
Any help / ideas appreciated.
Thank you.
While on a trip over the weekend we encountered some unusual problems with a virtually new CTLSi, and I hope that we can come up with some logical explanation for it.
This occurred while departing off runway 29, wind 300/10, temp 72F, 100Ft MSL.
On the way to the runway, long taxi, about .7SM, with about 10 kts tail wind, the Coolant temp started going up very quickly and after RunUp, while Holding short, coolant temp got in the Yellow and the AB lights came on, everything else, except the Coolant Temp was in the Green.
Returned to the starting point, turned engine Off, checked everything again, good oil, coolant, openings clear, we did run up OK, during the Take OFF roll / lift off, the A lane light came on but the RPM showed 4980, everything else in the Green.
Proceeded on course and at the next airport, about 10 min later, landed, taxied back and in the run up area we restarted the engine, all warning lights went Off, including the A lane light was OFF also.
Verified Run Up Checklist and everything was OK. Lifted off, proceeded on course, and about 20 min into the flight we got an intermittent, Header Tank Warning, there were still about 11 Gals of fuel, fuel selector on Both, and both tanks showed that they had fuel, and everything else was in the Green, Fuel Pressure, Temps etc.. We turned On the Aux Fuel Pump, but the warning continued for about the next 10 min, intermittently, we turned the Aux Pump Off, then it remained Off for the rest of the trip, next 1.3Hrs.
The bird had a fresh Annual and 100Hrs, only about 4Hrs since annual and only 100 Hrs since new.
Any help / ideas appreciated.
Thank you.