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Old August 28th 04, 06:18 AM
Mike Granby
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Default Engine with Complex History

Long story:

I'm looking at purchasing a 1974 PA-32-300 advertised as having a
engine with 600 hours on it since new. After reviewing the engine logs
and doing some digging online, I find that the engine was exported by
Lycoming to Poland, where it was fitted to a PZL-104M. It stayed there
for about three years, accumulating 20 hours in its first year and
exactly one hour per year thereafter. The aircraft then moved to
England were it was re-registered on the CAA registry. Something
happened to the plane, and it was withdrawn from service about a year
after moving to the UK. The engine found its way back to the USA were
it was torn-down and inspected by someone whose name I can't read as
per the Lycoming prop strike instructions, shortly after which it was
fitted to the PA-32. The log book is CAA issue, with the first entries
re its life in Poland being merely dates and hours, follwed by a note
that they were copied from the Polish logs.

Short question:

Would this complex engine history put you off buying this plane?
 




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