X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:24:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n3b.bulk.scd.yahoo.com ([209.73.160.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c6) with SMTP id 780839 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:14:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.73.160.70; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from [66.218.69.1] by n25.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Oct 2005 17:12:38 -0000 X-Original-Date: 23 Oct 2005 10:12:38 -0700 X-yahoo-newman-property: wss X-yahoo-newman-id: null Received: from [66.218.85.33] by mailer1.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Oct 2005 17:12:38 -0000 Received: from milter3.wss.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.85.50) by mta2.wss.scd.yahoo.com (7.0.042) id 42FD964101D1399D for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:12:38 -0700 Received: from paul (dpc693576099.direcpc.com [69.35.76.99]) (authenticated bits=0) by milter3.wss.scd.yahoo.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j9NH9JsI001136 for ; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:10:33 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-Id: <200510231710.j9NH9JsI001136@milter3.wss.scd.yahoo.com> From: "Paul Nafziger" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Gear Sequence Valve problem X-Original-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:09:18 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5D7B9.FB4E2010" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcXX74UXKJtTlxNPQKaQtAEAElHeqwABNbsw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5D7B9.FB4E2010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Would you believe hydraulic fluid on the LEFT wing? Price of the valve in my old catalog - $90. Price ordered through Lancair online - $185! Naf Paul Nafziger LNC2 N7PN _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul Nafziger Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:30 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Gear Sequence Valve problem Went out this morning for a short flight in LNC2 N7PN. It was shorter than I planned. On takeoff, the gear transit light stayed on and the right main green light remained on. I pulled the circuit breakers and did a 90-270 back to a low approach to runway 29 with the rising sun behind me. My shadow showed all three gear extended, but I only had one light. I pulled up to a downwind, tried the hydraulics again to no avail, pulled the breakers, opened the bypass valve, fishtailed the airplane, and the left main green light illuminated. When I slowed to about 90 knots, the nose showed down and locked, so I landed. Total flight time was about 6 minutes. When I dismounted, I noticed hydraulic fluid on the right flap. I crawled under the airplane and the gear door sequence valve had come apart. The snap ring holding the mechanism in place apparently popped out or something. I examined the valve in the right gear well and saw no obvious signs of wear, so I really don't know what happened. I had never dismantled the valve, so I don't know if the snap ring was installed properly or not. I hadn't paid much attention to the sequence valves other than inspecting them well at the annual condition inspection. From now on, they'll be a specific preflight item. Naf Paul Nafziger LNC2 N7PN ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C5D7B9.FB4E2010 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Would you believe hydraulic fluid on the LEFT = wing? =20 Price of the valve in my old catalog - $90. Price ordered through = Lancair=20 online - $185!

Naf

Paul Nafziger

LNC2 N7PN

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul=20 Nafziger
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:30 = AM
To:=20 Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Gear Sequence Valve=20 problem

Went = out this=20 morning for a short flight in LNC2 N7PN. It was shorter than I=20 planned. On takeoff, the gear transit light stayed on and the = right main=20 green light remained on. I pulled the circuit breakers and did a = 90-270=20 back to a low approach to runway 29 with the rising sun behind = me. My=20 shadow showed all three gear extended, but I only had one light. = I=20 pulled up to a downwind, tried the hydraulics again to no avail, = pulled the=20 breakers, opened the bypass valve, fishtailed the airplane, and the = left main=20 green light illuminated. When I slowed to about 90 knots, the = nose=20 showed down and locked, so I landed. Total flight time was about = 6=20 minutes.

When = I dismounted,=20 I noticed hydraulic fluid on the right flap. I crawled under the = airplane and the gear door sequence valve had come apart. The = snap ring=20 holding the mechanism in place apparently popped out or = something. I=20 examined the valve in the right gear well and saw no obvious signs of = wear, so=20 I really don't know what happened. I had never dismantled the = valve, so=20 I don't know if the snap ring was installed properly or not. I = hadn't=20 paid much attention to the sequence valves other than inspecting them = well at=20 the annual condition inspection. From now on, they'll be a = specific=20 preflight item.

Naf

Paul Nafziger

LNC2 N7PN

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