Fixed pitch spinner parts
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:44 pm
When I got back from Oshkosh week before last and was debugging, wiping the rain streaks and crud off the plane I found in HORROR a crack in the spinner and instantly remembered that these are no longer supported by Sensenich and currently unavailable to Maule. DAMN what's a fella to do? Well the FAR's allow owner produced parts in a situation like this but couldn't find anything suitable in the catalogs to start with. So got in touch with a very helpful lady at Sensenich(after much other searching) who reluctantly gave me the contact info for the OEM subcontractor that produced the spinners and bulkheads for them. I asked him if he still had the molds and if he would be a nice guy and make me one, he said I'll do you one better "I'ave still got some on the shelf " . Needless to say I bought 2 spinner domes, 2 rear bulkheads & the only forward bulkhead he had. They arrived yesterday and fit just like they were made for it.
I asked this extremely nice guy if he would be interested in producing some more of these unobtainable items? He advised that he would not be able to produce these on an as needed baseless BUT would be glad to make a production run for MAULE if they would be interested.
I shared this with Mis.Kasey Benton ( a really nice gal) of Maule Aircraft parts Department along with his contract info, she said would gladly pass this along to the powers that be and will keep her fingers crossed in hopes that they work out a deal, because she said she gets a request for a spinner part about once a month or more and just hates telling folks she can't get them.
I asked this extremely nice guy if he would be interested in producing some more of these unobtainable items? He advised that he would not be able to produce these on an as needed baseless BUT would be glad to make a production run for MAULE if they would be interested.
I shared this with Mis.Kasey Benton ( a really nice gal) of Maule Aircraft parts Department along with his contract info, she said would gladly pass this along to the powers that be and will keep her fingers crossed in hopes that they work out a deal, because she said she gets a request for a spinner part about once a month or more and just hates telling folks she can't get them.