From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: What's That Noise: Inner Hydralic Gear Door Failure
To: lml
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:12:04 -0400
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Posted for "Lorn H. Olsen" <lorn@dynacomm.ws>:

> the inner gear doors had disconneccted form the hydralic system. The 

  Same thing with mine.
  

  Ray,
  
  I had my right inner door pop open about 5 miles from my airport at about 
140
kts indicated. It had unscrewed itself. My inside gear doors had never looked
the same on the right and left side. Being a buyer rather than a builder, I
had never inspected how the system worked. Since then I have readjusted
everything in the wheel area. I even installed new gear legs (The 1" thick
aluminum ones. GM1? I don't have my plans with me.). They were bent 2° and 3°.
I now look at the angle of the doors to see if anything looks loose during
preflight.
  --
  Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
  248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
  LNC2, O-320-D1F, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan