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Subject: Legacy inner door droop

On the jacks, both inner doors are tight and stay that way.   You  
can't pull them by hand.  In flight, I have two microswitches on the  
inner doors and they will illuminate and flicker above 200K and stay  
on solid when descending.   These inner door lights come on more  
frequently as the flight progresses.  I had a friend chase the plane  
last week and he said both sides were down about the width of the door  
but no daylight between inner door and wing was visible.

Before I do anything, any suggestions or troubleshooting ideas?   The  
pump does not cycle in flight that I've ever seen and everything else  
with the gear works well and has not changed since I've owned it.   I  
believe this issue has been with the airplane for some time (the  
builder put these microswitches in to help diagnose the issue).   Last  
point: The inner doors are vertically down (90 degrees to the wind)  
when extended.  I've not checked the actuator travel or the bottoming  
action or pressures yet.

Thanks for any suggestions

Paul Miller Legacy N357V
Spruce Creek FL