X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:36:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-gw0-f52.google.com ([74.125.83.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4520621 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:25:42 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.83.52; envelope-from=gwsms2@plantationcable.net Received: by gwj22 with SMTP id 22so3129205gwj.25 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:25:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.97.1 with SMTP id u1mr1301535ybb.2.1287577505213; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:25:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from George ([12.237.32.204]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p38sm6841452ybk.4.2010.10.20.05.25.03 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:25:04 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "George and Shirley Shattuck" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Hydraulic hoses X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:25:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01CB7030.4B390400" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01CB7030.4B390400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Very timely, for me, are recent postings regarding hydraulic hoses. After 16 years, the outer rubber coating on my hoses is starting to = crack and, on many of my hoses, is actually breaking off, revealing the = white woven material. I have been watching this occur with some = concern. The question is: Is this an immediate safety concern? Is there = increased chances of a hose failure, and if so, how big a concern is it. = In other words, should the airplane be immediately grounded until I = fabricate new hoses?=20 These questions are for an experienced hydraulics person, and not for = emotional speculation by those seeking perfection. George Shattuck LNC2, 1350 flight hours ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01CB7030.4B390400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Very timely, for me, are recent postings regarding hydraulic = hoses.

After 16 years, the outer rubber coating on my hoses is starting to = crack=20 and, on many of my hoses, is actually breaking off, revealing the white = woven=20 material. I have been watching this occur with some = concern.

The question is: Is this an immediate safety concern? Is = there=20 increased chances of a hose failure, and if so, how big a concern is = it. =20 In other words, should the airplane be immediately grounded until I = fabricate=20 new hoses?

These questions are for an experienced hydraulics person, and not = for=20 emotional speculation by those seeking perfection.

George Shattuck

LNC2, 1350 flight hours

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