X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:25:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from proxy1.addr.com ([38.113.244.28] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTPS id 2101185 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:22:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=38.113.244.28; envelope-from=timothy.ong@leadingedgeaircraft.com Received: from TimOng (bc11879.bendcable.com [66.220.118.79]) by proxy1.addr.com (8.12.11/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id l5E2LbHE072991 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:21:38 -0700 (PDT) From: "Timothy Ong" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: Subject: RE: [LML] Legacy Brake Woes-Need Ideas X-Original-Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:21:15 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <016f01c7ae2a$b2bed9e0$6501a8c0@TimOng> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0170_01C7ADF0.066001E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AceuKSYhMhnUMcjVRJ2WlSwHLJKdXQAARqQg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0170_01C7ADF0.066001E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The brakes would feel ok once we bled the system but....once we take-off and retract the gear, the brakes go down to the floor!!! More than likely the brake caliper is being depressed in flight by contacting something.say the gear door. Do a retract test on the ground with the outboard door off to make sure the brake caliper is not contacting anything. Regards, Timothy Ong ------=_NextPart_000_0170_01C7ADF0.066001E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The brakes would feel ok once we bled the system = but....once we take-off and retract the gear, the brakes go down to the = floor!!! <SNIP>

More than likely the brake = caliper is being depressed in flight by contacting something…say the gear = door.

Do a retract test on the ground = with the outboard door off to make sure the brake caliper is not contacting = anything.

Regards,

Timothy = Ong

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