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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:04:59 EDT
Subject: Re: 320 MKII hydraulic pump "clunk, clunk clunk" noise
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Matt, et al,

There's a lesson in all of this ... Make sure the emergency gear down 
procedure works - especially the gas strut in the nose (it will have to push 
against the wind), and that you can lock the mains with no more than a couple 
of pounds of pressure.

Your discovery is why most testing is done with a battery -- But, think about 
it.  If the battery is weak, the gear is not going down with vigor, although 
probably better than no hydraulic push at all.

And, I learned a lesson also.  The next time I will ask about the source of 
power.

Good Luck.

Scott Krueger
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