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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:13:30 -0700
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From: "Mike S. Reinath" <mreinath@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: LNC2 Nose Gear Strut
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  After doing my first taxi testing last weekend, I noticed a trace of 
oil on the outside nose gear shaft at the top. It was not very much 
-- just a trace -- a little ring of oil. If I wipe it off and pump 
the strut up a down by hand, I see another little ring. Since this is 
the first time the strut is really being exercised, I wonder if this 
is normal to see a little oil -- could there be some left over from 
assemble that gets expelled during the first couple of hours of 
operation or is this the start of a leak?
My strut is about 3 1/2 years old. It is one of the self-centering 
ones. When I bolted the wheel on a couple of months ago, I looked up 
inside the shaft and saw no oil there, and I did not see any oil 
during the building process on the outside of the shaft. How long 
does it typically take to service a strut? Thanks for the help.

Mike Reinath
N3602M
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