What happened
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08/03/2020 - Keys were received by storage facility and they are going to try to run the aircraft this week- rlw
07/13/2020 - Received the keys to the aircraft for the owner today , I am going to attempt to get the aircraft ran by the facility that is storing the aircraft , I am awaiting authorization from the NTSB to do so - rlw
05/14/2020- Detailed inspection
I spoke with the person that recovered the aircraft and he stated that the l/h tank was ?bone dry? And that the r/h tank had a little more than 20 gallons in it when he drained them for transport. I inspected the aircraft on 05/20/2020 and noted the following:
? There were no signs of oil or fuel leakage.
? The prop turned freely without any notable sounds.
? I checked the oil and it was very clean and at the proper level.
? The fuel selector valve was set in the both position at the time of my inspection and all positions had a good detent.
? Fuel came out of the fuel strainer when I pulled the fuel strainer knob.
? I disconnected the line from the fuel selector valve that was coming from the r/h fuel tank and there was fuel present in the line.(I was unable to get to the l/h fuel line)
? I disconnected the main fuel line from the carburetor and there was fuel present in the line. - rlw
08/12/2020- The aircraft is has be released for transport by the NTSB and will be transported to hammond Louisiana , I have coordinated with the baton rouge FSDO to have the aircraft run when it arrives- rlw
10/7/2020- The aircraft was ran today by an inspector out to the baton rouge FSDO , the inspector stated that the aircraft ? Cranked right up on the first start? , the inspector sent me a video of the aircraft being started and running.-rlw
As the FAA filed it
08/03/2020 - KEYS WERE RECEIVED BY STORAGE FACILITY AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT THIS WEEK- RLW
07/13/2020 - RECEIVED THE KEYS TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE OWNER TODAY , I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT RAN BY THE FACILITY THAT IS STORING THE AIRCRAFT , I AM AWAITING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE NTSB TO DO SO - RLW
05/14/2020- DETAILED INSPECTION
I SPOKE WITH THE PERSON THAT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND HE STATED THAT THE L/H TANK WAS ?BONE DRY? AND THAT THE R/H TANK HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN 20 GALLONS IN IT WHEN HE DRAINED THEM FOR TRANSPORT. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 05/20/2020 AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING:
? THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OIL OR FUEL LEAKAGE.
? THE PROP TURNED FREELY WITHOUT ANY NOTABLE SOUNDS.
? I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS VERY CLEAN AND AT THE PROPER LEVEL.
? THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SET IN THE BOTH POSITION AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION AND ALL POSITIONS HAD A GOOD DETENT.
? FUEL CAME OUT OF THE FUEL STRAINER WHEN I PULLED THE FUEL STRAINER KNOB.
? I DISCONNECTED THE LINE FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE R/H FUEL TANK AND THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN THE LINE.(I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE L/H FUEL LINE)
? I DISCONNECTED THE MAIN FUEL LINE FROM THE CARBURETOR AND THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN THE LINE. - RLW
08/12/2020- THE AIRCRAFT IS HAS BE RELEASED FOR TRANSPORT BY THE NTSB AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO HAMMOND LOUISIANA , I HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE BATON ROUGE FSDO TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RUN WHEN IT ARRIVES- RLW
10/7/2020- THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAN TODAY BY AN INSPECTOR OUT TO THE BATON ROUGE FSDO , THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ? CRANKED RIGHT UP ON THE FIRST START? , THE INSPECTOR SENT ME A VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING STARTED AND RUNNING.-RLW
NTSB investigation
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