I've had my SE from new, it's got 8hrs runtime and is flown in a Boomerang XL.

The other week I felt it was down on power, so I landed and checked the fuel system over, couldn't find a fault.

Got home and stripped the engine out to find 3 fins from the compresser missing. The turbine has had a FOD guard all it's life and flies off clean flat tarmac here in the UK. I assumed that FOD must have got in somewhere.

As a loyal Jetcat customer I sent the turbine off to Germany for repairs. To give Jetcat credit they have turned it around and done the upmost to get it returned to me quickly so I can fly in the UK show circuit. I have paid in full for the repairs.

However...............

Upon stripping the motor down I noticed that there was a dent in the FOD screen, not from the assumed side but from inside out as if something came out from the engine.

I have now been informed that there may have been issues with the diffuser breaking up on SE versions at around 8hrs (this is word of mouth and not confirmed.)

Can anyone shed some light on this, i have paid for this repair when perhaps it should have been under warranty.

Obviously this has left a very sour taste in my mouth with regard to Jetcat, apart from their service which was excellent.

Hopefully someone can shed some light on this situation.

Cheers

Steve