Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #23964
From: Gerard O Connell <goconnell@dodo.com.au>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: lnc2 flaps
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 21:24:14 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Just a general survey--is it "normal" to have continuous problems with the Lancair 320 or does it ever get to a stage of trouble free flying.
My aircraft seems to develop a new "problem" on every second flight.
Am getting a little frustrated so needed to vent a little!

The aircraft is now 10 years old (1000 hours) and a lot of the instruments and guages are ex C172 or other aircraft--am sure this doesn't help!

I had terrible trouble with the flaps sticking either up or down and replaced the magnetic switches only to eventually discover that "bushes" needed fitting to the actuation mechanism to prevent a twisting moment when under airload--the problem could only be reproduced on the ground by "simulating" an airload by manual pressure during extension. I believe they must have been left off when the upgrade to the outback gear was performed.

Also is it possible to verify the integrity of the main spars..I presume a boroscope would be required?

Regards

Gerard


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