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Hello!!!

I had a situation few days ago and I would like to have you guidance and advice.

I was going to takeoff (Rotax 912 ULS) I applied full power and I noticed that the engine was giving me ~4800 RPM instead the regular +5100 RPM, so, of course, slow acceleration and I aborted the take off. I did a couple of static runups and same result. At full power just ~4800RPM.

Configuration: 

-. switch in both

-.fuel pump on

-.100LL

-.No changes on the plane, I flew 8 days before that and all was ok.

-.No prop pitch changes

-.Symmetrical Throttle value level movement between both carbs

-.Full Throttle value level movement according with the throttle position from full power to Idle

-.No engine roughness

-.no fuel leaks

-.Not sure about the Fuel pressure. I don't remember what it was.

-. Air intake connected

-. Air filter, externally clear.


Thanks for your help!!!!!

  • Re: 912 ULS no more than ~4800 RPM

    by » 12 months ago


    Did your air intake scat tubing get disconnected?


  • Re: 912 ULS no more than ~4800 RPM

    by » 12 months ago


    Hey Bill

    After that event, I opened the cowling to see if there something was out of order and I did not find anything obvious. Intake was connected, Air filter was not obstructed.


  • Re: 912 ULS no more than ~4800 RPM

    by » 12 months ago


    I suggest to clean the air filter first thing and give it a try . Filters might look good but trust me it might be dirty from inside . It happend to me 3 times in a diffrent aircrafts .


    Thank you said by: Carlos Quijano

  • Re: 912 ULS no more than ~4800 RPM

    by » 12 months ago


    Carlos,

    Humidity, temperature and even barometric pressure have an effect on max engine power and will cause a reduction of takeoff RPM.  I routinely see 100 RPM swing in takeoff performance with these changes. 300 RPM does sound like a lot for just a change in weather, but I'm wondering if you had some days of very high humidity or temperature, or both?  Going by the Rotax engine performance chart for the 912 ULS, at 5100 RPM the engine has a max output of about 91 HP, and at 4800 the max HP drops to about 87. So that means the power drop associated with what you are seeing is less than 5% of the engines rated output. It would be interesting to do another static test in different conditions and see what happens. 


    Thank you said by: Carlos Quijano

  • Re: 912 ULS no more than ~4800 RPM

    by » 12 months ago


    Thanks Jeff.

    I'll do that in few days. I want to change the sparks plugs and the spark plug caps. 

    I have TO in, I would say, more difficult weather and beyond of keeping an eye in the temps everything was ok. I have many hours in a Rotax and I have neve experienced something like this.


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