X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:22:06 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1587300 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:01:43 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.36; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c75.5be92b2 (58808) for ; Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:01:19 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:01:19 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 4P Nose Gear. X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1164067279" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1164067279 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/20/2006 3:42:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: With 26hrs on our 4P we had an issue, upon landing my partner said the plane started going right and couldn't stop it. Needless to say it went off the runway to the right and the rest is repairable... No one hurt.. But my problem seems to be upon inspection of the nose gear. You could turn the fork about 20 degrees on the shaft when it was in the lock or straight position.The fork seemed to be unscrewing. Further study and disassembly shows the locking collar was not even finger tight. The allen screw that locks is nesttled behind the four bolts that hold the yoke or fork for the front wheel. I suggest if you have the ESCO front fork you should check to make sure yours can't turn. Jeff, et al, Some years back when I had my nose gear strut updated by Lancair, it was returned with the collar loose so that final adjustment could be made. Moral? Trust but verify. I had the internals of the strut begins to disintegrate because ESCO didn't "locktite" some internal screws. I have had a leak start for the 2 safety wired bolts in the front of the strut - even though they were safety wired, they had become "loose" and required a half turn to re-tighten before re-safetying. I have also checked the allen bolts at the bottom of the strut body and tightened those. The strut is a good piece of hardware to check each annual - and check that all the bolts, nuts and fastening devices are secure. Hmmmm, good to check before the first flight, too. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) A man has got to know his limitations. -------------------------------1164067279 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 11/20/2006 3:42:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>With=20 26hrs on our 4P we had an issue, upon landing my partner said the=20 plane
started going right and couldn't stop it. Needless to say it went= off=20 the
runway to the right and the rest is repairable... No one hurt= ..=20 But my
problem seems to be upon inspection of the nose gear. You=20 could turn the fork
about 20 degrees on the shaft when it was in the lo= ck=20 or straight position.The
fork seemed to be unscrewing. Further study an= d=20 disassembly shows the locking
collar was not even finger tight. The all= en=20 screw that locks is nesttled
behind the four bolts that hold the yoke o= r=20 fork for the front wheel. I
suggest if you have the ESCO front fo= rk=20 you should check to make sure yours
can't=20 turn.

Jeff, et al,

Some years back when I had my nose gear strut updated by Lancair, it wa= s=20 returned with the collar loose so that final adjustment could be made. = =20 Moral? Trust but verify.

I had the internals of the strut begins to disintegrate because ESCO di= dn't=20 "locktite" some internal screws. I have had a leak start for the 2 saf= ety=20 wired bolts in the front of the strut - even though they were safety wired,=20= they=20 had become "loose" and required a half turn to re-tighten before=20 re-safetying. I have also checked the allen bolts at the bottom of the= =20 strut body and tightened those.

The strut is a good piece of hardware to check each annual - and check=20= that=20 all the bolts, nuts and fastening devices are secure. Hmmmm, good to c= heck=20 before the first flight, too.=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

A m= an=20 has got to know his limitations.

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