X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:10:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from eastrmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.240.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1047950 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:57:16 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.34; envelope-from=andycruce@bigfoot.com Received: from andy01 ([68.1.86.154]) by eastrmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20060327115627.FPZG3108.eastrmmtao05.cox.net@andy01> for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:56:27 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000801c65196$41bdcd60$6401a8c0@andy01> Reply-To: "Andrew C. Cruce" From: "Andrew C. Cruce" X-Original-To: Subject: IVP Turbine Nose Gear X-Original-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:02:01 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C65163.F6E19970" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1478 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C65163.F6E19970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My nose gear needed to be recharged and I had an A&P help me do it. We = used Nitrogen and followed the Lancair recommendation as to how much = strut should be showing when the gear was fully charged. Several days later when I went on a trip everything looked OK. Upon = landing on the first leg of the trip I noticed lubricant that appeared = to be leaking from the top safety wired bolt on the strut. The = lubricant was clear with grey or black particles in it. The strut = appeared to still be fully charged. The trip had 4 stops and at each of = the four, with the exception of the last, there was more lubricant = leaking. Also, the strut began to loose some of its charge. By the = last stop there was no longer any lubricant leaking and the strut had = discharged to the point where about 1" rather than 3" of the strut was = showing. I assume this indicates blown seals in the strut. Is this something an = A&P shop could repair? How big a job is it? Any other suggestions? Thanks Andy - N9XW ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C65163.F6E19970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My nose gear needed to be recharged and = I had an=20 A&P help me do it.  We used Nitrogen and followed the Lancair=20 recommendation as to how much strut should be showing when the gear was = fully=20 charged.
 
Several days later when I went on a = trip everything=20 looked OK.  Upon landing on the first leg of the trip I noticed = lubricant=20 that appeared to be leaking from the top safety wired bolt on the = strut. =20 The lubricant was clear with grey or black particles in it.  The = strut=20 appeared to still be fully charged.  The trip had 4 stops and at = each of=20 the four, with the exception of the last, there was more = lubricant=20 leaking.  Also, the strut began to loose some of its charge.  = By the=20 last stop there was no longer any lubricant leaking and the strut had = discharged=20 to the point where about 1" rather than 3" of the strut was=20 showing.
 
I assume this indicates blown seals in = the=20 strut.  Is this something an A&P shop could repair?  How = big a job=20 is it?  Any other suggestions?
 
Thanks
 
Andy - N9XW
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