Ed Anderson wrote:

Just another example of why I feel much more secure flying behind a rotary
(and richer too)

ANOTHER CRANKSHAFT RECALL -- THIS TIME, IT'S LYCOMING...
At least four crankshaft failures in big turbocharged Lycoming engines
-- at least two of them in new Cessna T206H airplanes -- have prompted
Textron Lycoming to issue a recall of TIO- and LTIO-540 engines rated
300 hp or higher.  Textron Lycoming Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 550
presently applies to about 400 of these engines, identified by serial
number.  It requires that the affected engines be returned to the
Lycoming factory for crankshaft replacement within the next 10 hours of
operation, with the cost (including engine removal and replacement)
being picked up by Lycoming.

Ed Anderson
Matthews, NC
RV-6A N494BW
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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