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| Subject: | A bloody safety note for annual inspection |
I'll keep that in mind=2C I am about to remove my prop and work on bearings
and replace my reduction belt. Thanks for the "heads up" Larry
Jerry Pilon Washington=2C Illinois
> Date: Mon=2C 21 Sep 2009 18:53:06 -0500
> From: larry@macsmachine.com
> To: zenith-list@matronics.com=3B zenith601-list@matronics.com=3B stratus-
list@matronics.com
> Subject: Stratus-List: A bloody safety note for annual inspection
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> Hi Guys=2C
> I nearly qualified for the Darwin award today while removing my
> propeller. I=92d put wrenches on both ends of the prop bolts and had my
> head in the path of the propeller struggling with the torqued nuts on
> the back face. As each nut was loosened=2C the prop rotated backward a fe
w
> degrees toward me. On the 5^th bolt=2C I was so focused that I pulled on
> the wrench with my chin tucked in and the prop=2C only two feet away=2C
> moved a few more degrees and the compression released to spin the rear
> edge of the prop onto the side of my skull. The force made a 5-inch mark
> on the side of my head and the centerfold in my ear was cut clear through
.
>
> Wrenches and I hit the floor and then I walked from the hangar bleeding
> pretty good. An airport employee saw my bloody towel in hand and called
> the airport emergency team and soon medics in fire trucks arrived to
> offer assistance. It could have been worse=2C but my mistake was not
> removing the spark plugs before removing prop bolts. No ignition was
> involved=2C but with a re-drive reduction of 2 to1=2C the force released
was
> a surprise and could well have been deadly.
>
> I signed a refusal of medical care as my ear had quit bleeding and was
> very appreciative of their arriving so quickly.
>
> They say confession is good for the soul and that it=92s never too late t
o
> learn something=2C
>
>
> Larry McFarland 601HDS Stratus Subaru at www.macsmachine.com
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