X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:40:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-yx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.213.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4524805 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:53:35 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.180; envelope-from=gwsms2@plantationcable.net Received: by yxk30 with SMTP id 30so2037810yxk.25 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:52:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.78.2 with SMTP id f2mr3628174ybl.388.1287838377894; Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:52:57 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from George ([12.237.32.204]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i9sm3378824yha.42.2010.10.23.05.52.56 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:52:57 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <4026659F454E4343BB2670EA224C6334@George> From: "George and Shirley Shattuck" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Hydraulic hoses X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:52:51 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0066_01CB728F.ACA16820" 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_0066_01CB728F.ACA16820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Scott. Your comments reinforce what I have guessed. I found = something called "Rescue Tape" in the Aircraft Spruce catalog, part = #01-00990. Is that what you used to cover the hoses? G. Shattuck LNC2 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [LML] Hydraulic hoses George, I don't know if it is a concern, but here goes. The black outer coating = seems to be not much more than a cosmetic protective coating. Where = mine have "cracked", I have wrapped the area with silicon self sealing = tape to retain any of its protective nature. If I ever have to replace these hoses, I will not seek replacement = material but I will use some like Sacremento Sky Ranch to build a = replacement set. BTW, I did make all my fluid hoses back in the day..... Flying with them = since 1996. Scott Krueger Lancair 320 In a message dated 10/20/2010 2:36:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, = gwsms2@plantationcable.net writes: 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_0066_01CB728F.ACA16820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Scott.  Your comments reinforce what I = have=20 guessed.  I found something called "Rescue Tape" in the Aircraft = Spruce=20 catalog, part #01-00990.  Is that what you used to cover the=20 hoses?
 
G. Shattuck
LNC2
 
 
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From: Sky2high@aol.com=20
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LML] Hydraulic hoses

George,
 
I don't know if it is a concern, but here goes.  The black = outer=20 coating seems to be not much more than a cosmetic protective = coating. =20 Where mine have "cracked", I have wrapped the area with silicon self = sealing=20 tape to retain any of its protective nature.
 
If I ever have to replace these hoses, I will not seek replacement = material=20 but I will use some like Sacremento Sky Ranch to build a replacement = set.
 
BTW, I did make all my fluid hoses back in the day..... Flying with = them=20 since 1996.
 
Scott Krueger
Lancair 320
 
In a message dated 10/20/2010 2:36:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 gwsms2@plantationcable.net writes:
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=20 hours
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