PW 1830 TBO?

[Fearless Tower]

Anyone know offhand what TBO is on the R-1830?

 

[Tom-D]

1.6.8 Maintenance

1.6.8.1 Engine Time Between Overhaul

According to the Pratt & Whitney R1830-92 manual the Time Between Overhaul (TBO) is 1,500 hours.

 

[wabower]

About $35,000.

Anyone know offhand what TBO is on the R-1830?

 

[Kelvin]

About $35,000.

 

[Fearless Tower]

About $35,000.

Is that all?

Heck that's like half the cost of an overhaul of the TIO-540 in my dad's Turbo Lance.

Anybody in the San Diego area interested in partnering on a DC-3???

 

[Tom-D]

Is that all?

Heck that's like half the cost of an overhaul of the TIO-540 in my dad's Turbo Lance.

Anybody in the San Diego area interested in partnering on a DC-3???

It doesn't look like the Factory supports it any longer.

 

[PilotAlan]

Heck that's like half the cost of an overhaul of the TIO-540 in my dad's Turbo Lance.

I used to think a Turbo Lance was the perfect plane, until I saw the cost of overhauls
An IO-720 is about the same price to overhaul.

Of course, from a certain perspective, that means I should just knuckle under and get a Comanche 400

 

[Fearless Tower]

It doesn't look like the Factory supports it any longer.

So, Tom, out of curiosity, are radials easier or more difficult to overhaul than our typical horizontally opposed engines?

 

[Tom-D]

So, Tom, out of curiosity, are radials easier or more difficult to overhaul than our typical horizontally opposed engines?

Easier,, you only have two rod journals to grind.

And the 1340 still has new parts to use. just bring money.

 

[Skylane81E]

Easier,, you only have two rod journals to grind.

And the 1340 still has new parts to use. just bring money.

Fewer bottom end parts is a good thing,

More jugs though

 

[N801BH]

Fewer bottom end parts is a good thing,

More jugs though

There is a California plastic surgeon / implant joke there somewhere...

Ben.