X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 00:43:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web36908.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.85.76] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with SMTP id 4243209 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:42:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.191.85.76; envelope-from=chris_zavatson@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 90336 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Apr 2010 21:41:49 -0000 DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=BjzrZFFKdQIgLeRgDz8CPRoUPgeHh/2KVTbNoAIl02Pk03Gp4kio+5OMwKgfKkganVlbL3kYVcSI4EkfOfyQ+ZjMOy2QpzyYthjLs8j20MLHtpVeiyJ6fR0YgWITa5p21M0DQDnPaIaSy+I3zARF0Yjvr9BJmOCISQ51lvwq5fE=; X-Original-Message-ID: <183808.89418.qm@web36908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: hcEc8BUVM1l2y9DSOlifHQZ4tugoUvmt9x5f_B4oaBRS7pr akPyWvYaLnhFMC2BkU5sDfylVR86oyEwRCfqXkzZDf4GFeHjj3EYiy93MCWu GMZiNwMiaGvuhG7s9ttMlZuTxwJt.H5b6ito05TWgUi7NMt17oYq5w3RLNMb _4kiBMISYqVhqB.ai5Tv5aUE165NTxUUxqIfBxcIxj2EJAJCh6StF_put9Dy uOYkBgAkc0XF7C95WubdS526ne6YL0dWQLZC4Es7VZgYdtn4LTb8GIW0DOzY A9ep2j_9wZJhAsBINPHdP02mHx9VM.nDeCX4hkkuQmoE_vmDqb7SN4Ora_Zw ngyCerIca9jljNC4tU.5lGGFFG9T0cREm610pMw-- Received: from [149.32.224.33] by web36908.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:41:49 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/348.5 YahooMailWebService/0.8.103.269680 References: X-Original-Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:41:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Zavatson Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 landing gear over-center springs X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-740386949-1272663709=:89418" --0-740386949-1272663709=:89418 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There was a bad batch of springs several years ago that were brittle.=A0 It= looks like you had some of these.=A0 With a good set, there is no need to = keep replacing them.=0A=0AChris Zavatson=0AN91CZ=0A360std=0Awww.N91CZ.com= =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Bill Kennedy =0ATo: lml@lancaironline.net=0ASent: Fri, April 30, 2= 010 11:03:18 AM=0ASubject: [LML] LNC2 landing gear over-center springs=0A= =0AI've just discovered that both left and right gear over-center springs o= n my 320 are broken. I've got just under 600 hours on the plane. Obviously = they should have been on my preflight inspection checklist.=0A=0AI discover= ed the broken springs while investigating a reluctance of the left main to = do a gravity drop to down and locked position. I was a good eight hours int= o the project when I noticed that the springs didn't look quite right.=0A= =0AI've thought of replacing them each annual, but think a better answer is= to check them each preflight. It is very easy to check visually.=0A=0AHas = anyone else had this problem.=0A=0ABill Kennedy=0AN42BK =0A________________= ________________=0AHotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-m= ail from your inbox. Learn more. =0A=0A=0A --0-740386949-1272663709=:89418 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There was a bad batch of springs several years ago that were brit= tle.  It looks like you had some of these.  With a good set, ther= e is no need to keep replacing them.
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=0A=0AI've just discovered that both left an= d right gear over-center springs on my 320 are broken. I've got just under = 600 hours on the plane. Obviously they should have been on my preflight ins= pection checklist.

I discovered the broken springs while investigati= ng a reluctance of the left main to do a gravity drop to down and locked po= sition. I was a good eight hours into the project when I noticed that the s= prings didn't look quite right.

I've thought of replacing them each = annual, but think a better answer is to check them each preflight. It is ve= ry easy to check visually.

Has anyone else had this problem.

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