Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.7) with ESMTP id 806862 for rob@logan.com; Thu, 05 Jul 2001 16:19:10 -0400 Received: from wind.imbris.com ([216.18.130.7]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71175U5500L550S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 11:12:06 -0400 Received: from regandesigns.com (cda131-85.imbris.com [216.18.131.85]) by wind.imbris.com (8.11.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f65FM0x85577 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 08:22:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3B4469AB.F8648528@regandesigns.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 08:20:43 -0500 From: Brent Regan MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Lancair List Subject: Alert! LNC4 Nose Gear Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> After reporting the on my investigation of a nose gear collapse on landing incident I ordered a new gas strut for my airplane. I removed the old strut and compared it to the new one using a bathroom scale. The new strut produced 130 pounds of force. The old strut produced only 58!! It seems time and heat had taken their toll. After thinking about it for a while I felt really stupid. I had replaced the door strut two years ago because it wasn't holding up the door anymore. I cannot explain why it didn't occur to me that the nose gear strut was in the same sad shape. I would strongly recommend that you spend the extra $30 every 2 years or 100 hours for a replacement strut. Regards Brent Regan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>