Q - American Bonanza Society

Return fuel clarificationOn page 8529 of the July ABSMag(dne. it states that in a Baron."return fuel goes to the tank [the engineis] drawing from." A reader took exception,saying that when in cross feed ,return fuel does not return to the opposite wing.The author's statement is indeedtrue in Model 55, A55 and B55 Baronsthrough SIN TC-1607, and in C55, D55and E55 Barons through TE-1083.However. in Barons TC-1608 andafter, TE-I 084 and after, and all normallyaspirated Model 58s, the reader iscorrect; Return fuel goes to lhe maintank in the same wing as the operatingengine. even when in crossfeed.There have been many small, butpotentially significant changes in thedesign of Beech airplanes over the years.Read the POH Systems Description sectionfor the airplane you ny to get the bestinfonnation on how it operates.-Tom TumerABS Manager of Technical ServicesSallie and Bud Chapman with san Jack'S E35Air-gas mixture control nutIn a previous issue of the ABSMagazine, I described a successfulforced landing I made at Dodge CountyAirport in Wiscons in after leavingAirVenture 2003 in Oshkosh. Idescribed an analysis of the problem.the finding and the temporary fix.I have further researched this issueand di>covered I am not the only personto experience it. One Cessna 2 10, forexample. with the same basic 520Pal nul installed on air-gos mixture control ormthreod on TCM toctory reman t(J.52Q.BA engine.(Photo taKen after removing lower engine accesspanel on pilot's side.)Oops!Jack Chapman was featured in the"Generat ions" column of the August ABSMagazine (page 8566), but the photos hesent in were misplaced and didn't make itinto that issue. Pictured here are, Jack'sparents, Sallie and Bud Chapman withJack's 1954 E35 (left).-Editorengine, had a forced landing that wasless successful than mine.I looked for a solution to this problem.I tried to get a hole drilled into theshaft and then use a castellated nut anda cotter pin , but I had difficulty securinglocal approval to do thi s.Larry Donaldson. my local A&P,suggested using a Pal nut to add to thethread behind the steel lock nut providedby TCM. Since this solution wasacceptable to the local FSDO, that iswhat we did.The MS27151 engine nuts replaceAC356 Pal nuts; the MS engine nuts(still called Pal nuts by most people) areavailable from sources such as AircraftSpruce.Steven Oxman. Riva. MarylandVendor recommendationWhen r departed an airport theother day, the landing gear didn't retract.When r landed, the gear motor wasremoved and found to be inoperative. Acheck of the logbooks revealed thatGeorge's Electric (FAA Repair Station#NP 3R 718L) in Sacramento. California.overhauled the unit 18 months prior andthe unit had only 70 hours on it since then.r phoned George's Electric andspoke with Mike, explaining my problemand the little time that had passedsi nce they overhauled the gear motor. Iwas told to ship it back and they wouldtake a look.The unit was sent back overnight.Mike looked at it, found a broken wireinside, repaired the unit. did the paperworkand returned it overnight. All at nocost to me. Now that is the way to dobusiness, and that type of treaUllent hasnot happened to me in a long time.If you need any work done on agear motor, nap motor. electric fuelpump, etc. r would highly recommendGeorge's Electric.-Ab Fuoss, Grasonville, Mary/and