X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:24:53 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1110101 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 11 May 2006 23:20:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.366.3d6c70d (48576) for ; Thu, 11 May 2006 23:19:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <366.3d6c70d.319558bc@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 23:19:24 EDT Subject: LNC2 Nose Gear Strut Anomaly X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1147403964" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1147403964 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Over a series of recent flights I noticed a bit of oil around the 2 safety-wired bolt heads at the front of the nose gear strut. Upon checking the bolts, I found them, uhh, not snug. I removed the safety wire and tightened the bolt head about 1-2 flats and re-wired them. There was no indication of seepage after the last flight and once the bolts were tightened. The strut was rebuilt by Lancair in 1999 and last serviced with oil and nitrogen in February 2005. Hmmmmm, how did safety-wired bolts loosen a bit over a 6 year period? In any event, just something else to check on the next annual. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 CS Prop Slow Build 1989, Flown 1996 Aurora, IL (KARR) Eschew Obfuscation! -------------------------------1147403964 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Over a series of recent flights I noticed a bit of oil around the=20= 2=20 safety-wired bolt heads at the front of the nose gear strut. Upon chec= king=20 the bolts, I found them, uhh, not snug. I removed the safety wire and=20 tightened the bolt head about 1-2 flats and re-wired them. There was n= o=20 indication of seepage after the last flight and once the bolts were=20 tightened. The strut was rebuilt by Lancair in 1999 and last serviced=20= with=20 oil and nitrogen in February 2005.

Hmmmmm, how did safety-wired bolts loosen a bit over a 6 year=20 period?

In any event, just something else to check on the next annual. =20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 CS Prop
Slow Build 1989, Flown 1996=20
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Eschew=20 Obfuscation!

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