X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:21:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.59.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6070906 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:08:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.59.243; envelope-from=cloomis@comcast.net Received: from omta10.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.28]) by qmta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 246v1l00G0cZkys5D482aR; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:08:02 +0000 Received: from ArborPC ([98.250.54.222]) by omta10.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 24811l0104nfvpu3W482vR; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:08:02 +0000 From: "Carl loomis" X-Original-To: Subject: IV nose gear X-Original-Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:08:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001c01ce0e56$b5c8dfe0$215a9fa0$@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01CE0E2C.CCF2D7E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac4OUzGEAiD7gX9PTIS4x0YQv9l03g== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01CE0E2C.CCF2D7E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today on takeoff from Leesburg Fl on a trip back to Ann Arbor MI the tower controller informed me that one of my landing gear was not retracted. Checked the indicator lights and sure enough the nose gear light was indicating down and locked- but the mains had retracted normally. I cycled the gear down at about 150 kts (3 green), then back up as I climbed out. Still nose gear down and locked. Slowed to 125, my usual gear down speed, cycled the gear down, 3 green. Retracted gear, all three came up as usual. Anyone had a problem like this before? I checked over the gear after landing and everything looks normal. Plan to put it on jacks and swing the gear before flying again but any ideas on this one would be appreciated. We replaced the gas strut at annual in October, simply because it had been in use for about 10 years. We also replaced the hydraulic cylinder end and did the over center link mod per service bulletin SB074-0111. Did gear swing after that work, all fine. Have done about 15 landings since the October annual. Carl Loomis ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01CE0E2C.CCF2D7E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today on = takeoff from Leesburg Fl on a trip back to Ann Arbor MI the tower = controller informed me that one of my landing gear was not retracted. = Checked the indicator lights and sure enough the nose gear light was = indicating down and locked- but the mains had retracted normally. I = cycled the gear down at about 150 kts (3 green), then back up as I = climbed out. Still nose gear down and locked…  Slowed to 125, = my usual gear down speed, cycled the gear down, 3 green. Retracted gear, = all three came up as usual.

 

Anyone had a = problem like this before? I checked over the gear after landing and = everything looks normal. Plan to put it on jacks and swing the gear = before flying again but any ideas on this one would be appreciated. =

 

We replaced the gas strut at annual in October, simply = because it had been in use for about 10 years. We also replaced the = hydraulic cylinder end and did the over center link mod per service = bulletin SB074-0111. Did gear swing after that work, all fine. Have done = about 15 landings since the October annual.

 

Carl = Loomis

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