Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:33:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m26.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 829443 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:11:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.7; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r5.33.) id q.15b.4df67790 (16930) for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:10:29 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <15b.4df67790.2f7b80b5@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:10:29 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: nose gear door X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1112155829" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5000 -------------------------------1112155829 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/29/2005 7:23:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, kloop@plantationcable.net writes: Gerald, Another problem I had with the nose gear door was that the BID's on the top of the nose gear tunnel cracked and sagged because I had not adjusted the hyd. actuator to bottom out. Thus, the nose gear strut would sag just enough to not mash the sequence valve to close the door. I installed an angle iron across the top of the tunnel attached by a steel strap down each side of the tunnel (brute force). The angle iron is right behind the header tank, about 1/4 inch. Anyway, check the top of your nose gear tunnel. Shattuck Gerard, Yep, that sure could be the reason for the valve not operating properly although I would think it would fail the same way on the ground - discounting the stress of takeoff. Scott Krueger -------------------------------1112155829 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 3/29/2005 7:23:15 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 kloop@plantationcable.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>Gerald,
Another problem I had with the nose gear door was that= the=20 BID's on the top
of the nose gear tunnel cracked and sagged because I h= ad=20 not adjusted the
hyd. actuator to bottom out.  Thus, the nose gear= =20 strut would sag just
enough to not mash the sequence valve to close the= =20 door.  I installed an
angle iron across the top of the tunnel atta= ched=20 by a steel strap down each
side of the tunnel (brute force).  The=20 angle iron is right behind the header
tank, about 1/4 inch.  Anywa= y,=20 check the top of your nose gear=20 tunnel.

Shattuck
Gerard,
 
Yep, that sure could be the reason for the valve not operating properly= =20 although I would think it would fail the same way on the ground - discountin= g=20 the stress of takeoff.
 
Scott Krueger
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