Tom Moore's RV
Just got off the phone with Jan. He is fine, and there is a small amount of damage to Tom's plane, described as dings from an off field landing, but nothing major, and nothing that can not be fixed.
The cause of the accident was FOD, and not the engine itself. Jan was testing a previously manufactured manifold, and it had to be modified to fit Tom's engine. During this process a piece of aluminum was cut from the manifold, and it was thought to have dropped from the cowl. The peice worked its way around in the cowl, and got into the PSRU and destroyed all three belts, there was not a belt guard installed at the time.
The PSRU has 3 belts. This is setup so that the PSRU will not be effected by loosing any one belt. The PSRU has the additional capability, for reduced power with 1 belt for an emergency.
Dan Lloyd
RV10E N289DT
H6 Scheduled for delivery in August