X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:35:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com ([17.158.58.247] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.10) with ESMTPS id 7213653 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:33:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=17.158.58.247; envelope-from=gw5@me.com Received: from [192.168.0.16] ([71.77.208.151]) by nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.10(7.0.4.27.9) 64bit (built Jun 6 2014)) with ESMTPSA id <0NDF006B3MOXYG60@nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:32:48 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.12.52,1.0.28,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-10-14_05:2014-10-14,2014-10-14,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1408290000 definitions=main-1410140116 From: George Wehrung Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_E1CF50A0-7A82-4E3B-B825-6C6A5CF7DB5F" X-Original-Message-id: <282FBF46-6DE6-4B7F-947F-F9C3586EDEA4@me.com> MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) Subject: Re: [LML] Safety wiring will pants X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:32:47 -0400 References: X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) --Apple-Mail=_E1CF50A0-7A82-4E3B-B825-6C6A5CF7DB5F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I agree about the preflight. I tightened it before I left Atlanta International. Who knows, maybe I = lost it on the horrendous taxiing all the way across the airport. On Oct 14, 2014, at 6:49 AM, Gary Casey wrote: > I have found that the bolt needs to be part of the preflight = inspection. Just wiggle the aft tip of the pant and if it moves, tighten = the bolt. I hesitate to really tighten it as it would crush the pant = material, so it's a judgement call. If you don't tighten it enough it = for sure will come loose. I'm guessing, but it seems like about 10 = ft-lbs is enough. One way to fix it would be to put a small (SS?) metal = plate on the surface screwed to the pant, maybe with one screw behind = the hole. Then put a star washer under the bolt head. Those bolt heads = bug me - they must be costing 2 knots! I was going to either build a = cavity in the pant to make them flush or to find a button head bolt. I = did neither. > Gary >=20 >=20 > I have lost my outer bolt and spacer two times now for my wheel pants = on the=3D > main gear. >=20 > Has anybody considered a way to safety wire the bolt to the wheel pant = the b=3D > olt to prevent loosing them inflight? >=20 > I just hope it didn't hit anybody. >=20 --Apple-Mail=_E1CF50A0-7A82-4E3B-B825-6C6A5CF7DB5F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I = agree about the preflight.

I tightened it before I = left Atlanta International. Who knows, maybe I lost it on the = horrendous taxiing all the way across the = airport.

<= div>On Oct 14, 2014, at 6:49 AM, Gary Casey <casey.gary@yahoo.com> = wrote:

I have = found that the bolt needs to be part of the preflight inspection. Just = wiggle the aft tip of the pant and if it moves, tighten the bolt. I = hesitate to really tighten it as it would crush the pant material, so = it's a judgement call. If you don't tighten it enough it for sure will = come loose. I'm guessing, but it seems like about 10 ft-lbs is enough. = One way to fix it would be to put a small (SS?) metal plate on the = surface screwed to the pant, maybe with one screw behind the hole. Then = put a star washer under the bolt head. Those bolt heads bug me - they = must be costing 2 knots! I was going to either build a cavity in the = pant to make them flush or to find a button head bolt. I did = neither.
Gary

I have lost my outer bolt and = spacer two times now for my wheel pants on the=3D
main = gear.

Has anybody = considered a way to safety wire the bolt to the wheel pant the = b=3D
olt to prevent = loosing them inflight?

I = just hope it didn't hit anybody.

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