X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:04:40 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.202.59] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c6) with ESMTP id 781223 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:27:06 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.59; envelope-from=rbelshe@comcast.net Received: from desk (c-67-188-253-134.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[67.188.253.134]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2005102400261201400se02ae>; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:26:17 +0000 From: "Bob B." X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Gear Sequence Valve problem X-Original-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:26:35 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5D7F6.EE576A00" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Thread-Index: AcXX7wDFKWwXLiANTzymHOIf8Q3y9wAQR8ag In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5D7F6.EE576A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A similar thing happened to me, only it was the seal on the left main cylinder that sprung a big leak. A lesson to all of us: if the transit light stays on, you are probably pumping hydraulic fluid overboard. Best thing to do is pull the pump breaker, then when ready to land use the dump valve to drop the gear, then close the valve and re-energize the pump on final to help hold the gear down. Cycling the gear to see what is wrong will just use up your fluid and make a mess. While I am writing, a plea to all LMLers; Please put the type of Lancair you are talking about in your message. Bob Belshe Moraga, CA Lancair 235/320 http://home.comcast.net/~rbelshe/ _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul Nafziger 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 .... ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5D7F6.EE576A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A similar thing happened to me, only it was = the seal on=20 the left main cylinder that sprung a big leak.  A lesson to all of = us: if=20 the transit light stays on, you are probably pumping hydraulic fluid=20 overboard.  Best thing to do is pull the pump breaker, then when = ready to=20 land use the dump valve to drop the gear, then close the valve=20 and re-energize the pump on final to help hold the gear = down. =20   Cycling the gear to see what is wrong will just use up your fluid = and=20 make a mess.
 
While I am=20 writing, a plea to all LMLers;  Please put the type of Lancair you = are=20 talking about in your message.

Bob Belshe
Moraga, CA
Lancair=20 235/320  
http://home.comcast.net/~rbels= he/=20


From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul=20 Nafziger
Subject: [LML] Gear Sequence Valve=20 problem

Went out=20 this 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 ....  
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