X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:53:13 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta3.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.181] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1872429 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:23:09 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.168.78.181; envelope-from=dfs155@adelphia.net Received: from dan ([76.182.154.154]) by mta11.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20070227221322.YTSJ27841.mta11.adelphia.net@dan> for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:13:22 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <004801c75abc$7f090ec0$0201a8c0@dan> From: "Dan Schaefer" X-Original-To: "Lancair list" Subject: 360 gear door closes before gear retracts X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:13:22 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Had this problem early on in my 235 as did another 235 flyer at the same airport. I replaced the sequence valve, carefully readjusted the valve actuator, etc., etc. without much success - still happened on accasion. After much fiddling, we both cured the problem by re-bleeding the hydro lines and cylinder for the nose gear door. I have no idea why this would have caused the out-of-sequence operation of the door or why bleeding helped, but it hasn't happened again in over 10 years. Go figure. If any of you hydro system gurus out there can come up with an explanation, I'd sure be interested. Dan Schaefer LNC2 N235SP