X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:01:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [216.200.145.36] (HELO omta16.mta.everyone.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2376407 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:56:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.200.145.36; envelope-from=bknotts@buckeye-express.com Received: from dm07.mta.everyone.net (bigiplb-dsnat [172.16.0.19]) by omta16.mta.everyone.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0594045462 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:55:49 -0700 (PDT) X-Eon-Dm: dm07 Received: by dm07.mta.everyone.net (EON-AUTHRELAY2 - 48f07edd) id dm07.4705d92c.1fe26d for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:55:48 -0700 X-Eon-Sig: AQK8DXBHCt+kfHBm8gIAAAAB,ac4fda71a7f98c7f44e33a8342313b09 X-Original-Message-ID: <470ADF8B.3010801@buckeye-express.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:55:23 -0400 From: "F. Barry Knotts" Reply-To: bknotts884@earthlink.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Retractable step on Lancair IV References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090004020806010104080907" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090004020806010104080907 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was concerned about this problem during my build of the step in my LIV-P. I 'lined' the inside of the 1/4 inch guide tube with a bicycle brake cable outer sheath. The inside of the sheath is a synthetic...probably a type of nylon. It was a tight fit into the inside of the guide tube, but allows the cable to pass freely. Hope it works. I won't have a report until after I'm flying. Pictures are available if you are interested. Barry Knotts, LIV-P, Conti TSIO-550, Perrysburg, Ohio TByrnes133@aol.com wrote: > Gentlemen > > Our retractable step has been sticking for the last couple of months, > so we decided to rebuild it while we were doing the Annual > inspection. What we found was that the cable has sawed right thru the > stainless tube in the middle of the 180 degree bend. We have about > 350 hours on the plane. Has any body else out there had this > problem. We made a new tube and will replace tomorrow. Any > suggestions on keeping it from happening again? > > Tom Byrnes > Lancair IV N54TB > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See what's new at AOL.com > and Make AOL Your > Homepage . --------------090004020806010104080907 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was concerned about this problem during my build of the step in my LIV-P. I 'lined' the inside of the 1/4 inch guide tube with a bicycle brake cable outer sheath. The inside of the sheath is a synthetic...probably a type of nylon. It was a tight fit into the inside of the guide tube, but allows the cable to pass freely. Hope it works. I won't have a report until after I'm flying. Pictures are available if you are interested.

Barry Knotts, LIV-P, Conti TSIO-550, Perrysburg, Ohio

TByrnes133@aol.com wrote:

Gentlemen

Our retractable step has been sticking for the last couple of months, so we decided to rebuild it while we were doing the Annual inspection. What we found was that the cable has sawed right thru the stainless tube in the middle of the 180 degree bend. We have about 350 hours on the plane. Has any body else out there had this problem. We made a new tube and will replace tomorrow. Any suggestions on keeping it from happening again?

Tom Byrnes

Lancair IV N54TB

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