Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:58:01 -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 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2002320 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:57:27 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.144.8f522d6 (18555) for ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:57:01 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <144.8f522d6.2b6880dd@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:57:01 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC-320 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_144.8f522d6.2b6880dd_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 8.0 for Windows US sub 4104 --part1_144.8f522d6.2b6880dd_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ian, If this helps - I recently had a leak from the nose gear down actuator hose (about 8"long) (9 years old, 500 landings) and thus, I rebuilt the hose and reinstalled knowing full well I had introduced a small amount if air at the highest point in the system. Multiple on-jacks gear raises and extensions, many long periods of pump running (up and down) with the dump valve opened still left me with 15 second interval burps in the down position. Now, 3 flights later the system is once again without any burps - Indeed, days can go by and there is no leak within the system. I must just guess that it takes some time for ALL of the air to get worked out of the system. Scott Krueger N92EX --part1_144.8f522d6.2b6880dd_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ian,

If this helps - I recently had a leak from the nose gear down actuator hose (about 8"long) (9 years old, 500 landings) and thus, I rebuilt the hose and reinstalled knowing full well I had introduced a small amount if air at the highest point in the system.  Multiple on-jacks gear raises and extensions, many long periods of pump running (up and down) with the dump valve opened still left me with 15 second interval burps in the down position.  Now, 3 flights later the system is once again without any burps - Indeed, days can go by and there is no leak within the system.  I must just guess that it takes some time for ALL of the air to get worked out of the system.

Scott Krueger
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