Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:23:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from m9.jersey.juno.com ([64.136.22.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b8) with SMTP id 1792647 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:00:10 -0400 Received: from cookie.juno.com by cookie.juno.com for <"O3/roEPyFF5b0Xt7Kt8VxosSCda7rG7T8Hxlxa/9vrcUm9/NNumdQA=="> Received: (from rcalden@juno.com) by m9.jersey.juno.com (jqueuemail) id HDQ2PXXH; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:59:30 EDT X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:54:08 -0500 Subject: A 360 failure worth noting X-Original-Message-ID: <20020927.135429.-451069.1.rcalden@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.27 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_2341.3f71.7247 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 8-6,8-9,15-18,19-32767 From: Richard C Alden This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_2341.3f71.7247 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am aware of a LNC2/360 main landing gear failure that should be noted. The project has the Outback gear, and has not yet flown. With the airplane on jacks to explore a gear retraction anomaly, the right main gear was being cycled manually when the GM3 downlock link failed. The pressed in mono-ball bearing on the inboard end came out of the machined inboard section of the GM3, leaving the gear dangling. There was no area washer on the aft side of the bearing to prevent complete separation. Cause unknown. More later, if I become aware of it. Dick Alden, LNC2/320, N425A. (I have area washers on my GM3s) ----__JNP_000_2341.3f71.7247 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am aware of a LNC2/360 main landing gear failure that should be=20 noted. The project has the Outback gear, and has not yet=20 flown.

With the airplane on jacks to explore a gear retraction anomaly, the = right=20 main gear was being cycled manually when the GM3 downlock link failed. = ; The=20 pressed in mono-ball bearing on the inboard end came out of the machined = inboard=20 section of the GM3, leaving the gear dangling. There was no area = washer on=20 the aft side of the bearing to prevent complete separation.

Cause unknown. More later, if I become aware of it.

Dick Alden, LNC2/320, N425A. (I have area washers on my=20 GM3s)

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