X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:03:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s18.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.157] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTP id 4242799 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:04:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.157; envelope-from=bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Received: from SNT139-W47 ([65.55.90.137]) by snt0-omc3-s18.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:04:03 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_924d87ba-7ef6-448c-b976-0e2e66eea7a0_" X-Originating-IP: [71.111.125.230] From: Bill Kennedy X-Original-To: Subject: LNC2 landing gear over-center springs X-Original-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:04:03 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Apr 2010 16:04:03.0940 (UTC) FILETIME=[C1430A40:01CAE87E] --_924d87ba-7ef6-448c-b976-0e2e66eea7a0_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just discovered that both left and right gear over-center springs on m= y 320 are broken. I've got just under 600 hours on the plane. Obviously the= y should have been on my preflight inspection checklist. I discovered the broken springs while investigating a reluctance of the lef= t main to do a gravity drop to down and locked position. I was a good eight= hours into the project when I noticed that the springs didn't look quite r= ight. I've thought of replacing them each annual=2C but think a better answer is = to check them each preflight. It is very easy to check visually. Has anyone else had this problem. Bill Kennedy N42BK =20 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search=2C chat and e-mail from your inb= ox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=3DPID28326::T:WLMTAGL:O= N:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1= --_924d87ba-7ef6-448c-b976-0e2e66eea7a0_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just discovered that both left and right gear over-center springs on m= y 320 are broken. I've got just under 600 hours on the plane. Obviously the= y should have been on my preflight inspection checklist.

I discovere= d the broken springs while investigating a reluctance of the left main to d= o a gravity drop to down and locked position. I was a good eight hours into= the project when I noticed that the springs didn't look quite right.
I've thought of replacing them each annual=2C but think a better answer i= s to check them each preflight. It is very easy to check visually.

H= as anyone else had this problem.

Bill Kennedy
N42BK

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