Hans Conser wrote:

>From the AV web:


PIPER AND LYCOMING WISHING IT WAS JUST A MIRAGE...
A recent survey sent to New Piper Aircraft Mirage owners was returned
by almost 30 percent of them, and of those, more than one in ten said
they had experienced engine failure in flight -- another 15 percent
claimed that they'd experienced the failure of a major engine accessory
somewhere other than on the ground.  There are 475 Mirage aircraft
flying worldwide behind a twin-turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A.
Both the aircraft and the engine are high rollers in their
manufacturers' fleets and attorneys for some Mirage owners are
preparing a lawsuit aimed to collect from both.  Whatever happens,
chances that anyone will come out as a real winner seem slim.  Lycoming
is stuck with trying to prove the reliability of a relatively young
engine model, Piper has a public relations and marketing problem on its
hands and current owners stand to take a significant loss in their
aircraft's value.  No fun ... for anyone.

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