X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:13:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma03.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4341535 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:42:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.41; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-ma03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o59Eg5Mb021364 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:42:05 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e26.90df6dd (37168) for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:42:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d21.mail.aol.com (magic-d21.mail.aol.com [172.19.155.137]) by cia-ma04.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMA047-91304c0fa838394; Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:42:00 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <7e887.65c920f.39410238@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:42:00 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Anatomy of a hydraulic failure X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_7e887.65c920f.39410238_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 67.175.87.113 X-AOL-IP: 172.19.155.137 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_7e887.65c920f.39410238_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Fred, Arrrrrgghhhh.......... In the early days of operating my 320 I had to replace a hydraulic pressure switch and when I undid the flared end fitting nut on the tubing that connected it to tee from the pump I found the flare to be holding on by its fingernails. Yes, it was a poor flare end that was working its way out from under the capturing sleeve. It was one of the first flares I had ever made in the kit building process. Fortunately, it was also the worst as the rest have been flying for 14 years - that is not to say that they all meet the proper specs. Thanks for the analysis. Gulp, all of my lines were cut with a tube cutter. I think they all were filed and reamed but not filed as far as the article recommends. BTW, I finally got rid of all the tubing I flared before putting on the sleeve and nut - These were the ones that just wouldn't work if they were a half inch shorter. Grayhawk In a message dated 6/7/2010 5:33:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, marv@lancair.net writes: Posted for "Frederick Moreno" : The article attached is the outcome of an investigation into a gear up incident in Australia and will be published in the Australian experimental aircraft magazine Air Sport. Fred Moreno -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --part1_7e887.65c920f.39410238_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Fred,

Arrrrrgghhhh..........

In the early days of operating my 320 I had to replace a=20 hydraulic pressure switch and when I undid the flared end fittin= g nut=20 on the tubing that connected it to tee from the pump I found the flar= e to=20 be holding on by its fingernails. Yes, it was a poor flare end = that=20 was working its way out from under the capturing sleeve. It was= one=20 of the first flares I had ever made in the kit building process. =20 Fortunately, it was also the worst as the rest have been flying for 14=20 years - that is not to say that they all meet the proper specs.<= /DIV>

Thanks for the analysis. Gulp, all of my lines were cut with a= tube=20 cutter. I think they all were filed and reamed but not filed as= far=20 as the article recommends.

BTW, I finally got rid of all the tubing I flared before putting=20 on the sleeve and nut - These were the ones that just wouldn't work= if they=20 were a half inch shorter.

Grayhawk

In a message dated 6/7/2010 5:33:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:

Posted for "Frederick Moreno"=20 <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com>:

The article attached= is the=20 outcome of an investigation into a gear up
incident in Australi= a and=20 will be published in the Australian experimental
aircraft magaz= ine=20 Air Sport.

Fred=20 Moreno

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