I have a Mattituck TMX O-360 with four ECi cylinders that are in Group B of AD 2009-26-12. According to the AD & the FAA, after 350 hours these cylinders have to come off the engine & be retired, they CANNOT be repaired & returned to service.
ECi has told me that they will not replace these cylinders under warranty because they are not installed on a "certificated" engine. They did say they would repair them, but the AD specifically states that they cannot be repaired. ECi does have a fix (AMOC) for the Group A cylinders that should be approved by the FAA soon. However, the AMOC is NOT approved for the Group B cylinders according to the FAA project engineer.
Has anyone out there had a Group B cylinder(s) "repaired" by ECi? Do you have any confidence that their so called "fix" work on the Group B cylinders?
I think it is pretty lousy customer service to not honor their 3 year warranty on certified cylinders just because they are installed on a non-certified engine. They were sold at the same price whether on a Lycoming, TMX, or other engine.
ECi has told me that they will not replace these cylinders under warranty because they are not installed on a "certificated" engine. They did say they would repair them, but the AD specifically states that they cannot be repaired. ECi does have a fix (AMOC) for the Group A cylinders that should be approved by the FAA soon. However, the AMOC is NOT approved for the Group B cylinders according to the FAA project engineer.
Has anyone out there had a Group B cylinder(s) "repaired" by ECi? Do you have any confidence that their so called "fix" work on the Group B cylinders?
I think it is pretty lousy customer service to not honor their 3 year warranty on certified cylinders just because they are installed on a non-certified engine. They were sold at the same price whether on a Lycoming, TMX, or other engine.
