---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/16/17: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:25 AM - Re: Mouse in mono (jglazener) 2. 06:10 AM - Re: Re: Mouse in mono (ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net) 3. 11:03 AM - Re: Mouse in mono (graeme bird) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:25:21 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Mouse in mono From: "jglazener" Can't speak from Europa experience (I am still building), but having worked for Fokker in Product Support, this is not new. We once had a Fokker 70 flown back from Indonesia. The books were in boxes in the aisle, and when inspected in Amsterdam were found to have been chewed on by a rat. Back in Jakarta they swore the books had been in good nick when they were put on board. Good chance the rat was therefore (still) on the plane. Problem is that like all rodents the buggers have a particular affinity for wiring insulation. The whole plane had to be fumigated, stripped and inspected just in case. Not saying you should do that, but it may well be worthwhile checking where it could have been and have a good look there. -------- Jeroen http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=44165 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467380#467380 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:10:00 AM PST US From: "ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Mouse in mono I've had acorns in the wing before now (in the control runs, which could have turned "interesting"!) and had to turn the wing on its spar-end to shake them out. Mice can get in up the tailspring and through appertures in the fin area; I routinely block gaps around the tailspring with a rag when hangared. Also block the anti-servo tab operating-arm appertures with bits of ply shaped to fit those holes, which serve as a control lock. I've found dead mice in the wheel fairings, so tri-gears aren't immune, but from this point they can get no further in to the 'plane. Mouse poison seems to be a waste of time, they just eat it (or drag off the whole packet) and come back for more, including helping themselves from boxes of unopened poison. DuncanMcF do not archive. ----Original Message---- From: j.glazener@planet.nl Subj: Europa-List: Re: Mouse in mono Can't speak from Europa experience (I am still building), but having worked for Fokker in Product Support, this is not new. We once had a Fokker 70 flown back from Indonesia. The books were in boxes in the aisle, and when inspected in Amsterdam were found to have been chewed on by a rat. Back in Jakarta they swore the books had been in good nick when they were put on board. Good chance the rat was therefore (still) on the plane. Problem is that like all rodents the buggers have a particular affinity for wiring insulation. The whole plane had to be fumigated, stripped and inspected just in case. Not saying you should do that, but it may well be worthwhile checking where it could have been and have a good look there. -------- Jeroen http://www.europaowners.org/main.php?g2_itemId=44165 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467380#467380 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:03:30 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Mouse in mono From: "graeme bird" All interesting. I was wondering where he could have got in. Little critter. I have bought an ultrasonic deterrent, some poison and traps and i'll think about making up some wooden baffles (but there is a risk I will forget to remove before flight!!!!). The plane is in a hangar in a field, there is nothing for them to eat in it so its about warmth and nesting. There was as a plastic bag of tissues where it had been - comfy nesting. We get them in our house loft some years. It's a particular time of the year and also nothing up there to eat. We sort them with some peanut butter on sprung traps sorts and then nothing until the next year. -------- Graeme Bird G-UMPY - Mono Classic/XS FFW 912S, Woodcomp 3000/3W CS, trutrak Gemini 2 axis ap, pflarm, ads-b out, 8.33khz, mode S, FP 5, Aera500 & SD on Nexus, 250 hours & 4 years on the Mono, 880 total g(at)gdbmk.co.uk Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=467396#467396 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.