X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:43:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm25-vm0.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ([98.139.213.156] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with SMTP id 5128694 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:06:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.213.156; envelope-from=tmoradia@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.212.149] by nm25.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 01:05:44 -0000 Received: from [98.139.212.198] by tm6.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 01:05:44 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1007.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 Sep 2011 01:05:44 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 199271.50523.bm@omp1007.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 55984 invoked by uid 60001); 19 Sep 2011 01:05:44 -0000 DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=PVl/uSIJjZ/NBiOHfrTwr7NVQ9BI6poNof3AS08iWIzAgsqXv0Zz/70yEQOPR18q2jfzfys/Sl3dxu1ZXIP5ONfzRZ+K/+iWPKErWketmKOeHVu+eP2NMCgn2u/mWSIE46Hntcx5Kpa1zvk9V8e/zPd5IJqhRX+oF48woKakhlM=; X-YMail-OSG: TwQ7Sh4VM1nl.YkGa3lBQY7j.oTxx1LBPpFMwfAyy8ynM4f nok.hehUlESUkvhav2I58rPqVB9XyeaJSb6sWfJ3fdcYrGp3g1fG.IE2oiND e6o7khQeaplKZXnF8VgZKgHEsKp61JoKJuQxbsLT8VHmxDJT.K2OEHP_sQ.W OtZNdTb2y9m8w3Hrmk7AQ0k7R9D9mB3D5Y4u__wU1Dq_4E8aHxD5wK_8PC.B LbcMLgOE7uyQXWLfTfOsjyWsavO5ESDgdzSaUhSqgtGX5YVzheRuxdqkJpK9 yMlZQmoCWL4IudP7hVl3Bx8x26ewe5KpPkUiEhHclCoiZKDRdEhE2JYnenbk U6w02RNBjSsST3i4WqEf6Xw93wIKrqd5YQHmthVjKqZRrQPOZ6pyaqxnUlA_ QW3AF8Awrg5g8MGrA7HIn.LNARCgfR6e5SJmDVxdhY1OIuzPQNvlEIl25Y.t 6HCgQNRWnnR48IvW72AMnJQWNfKqtkZzxSg5gX6yWPy23YFK3klE60q6M Received: from [69.63.86.30] by web161213.mail.bf1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:05:44 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.114.317681 References: X-Original-Message-ID: <1316394344.49551.YahooMailNeo@web161213.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:05:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Tony Moradian Reply-To: Tony Moradian Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear weld (Hydraulic Actuator) failure X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-936737285-419109597-1316394344=:49551" ---936737285-419109597-1316394344=:49551 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The over center link and the gas strut.=A0 =0A=0A=A0=0ATony Moradian=0ALega= cy L2K330=0AN444HL=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Bruce <= BGray@glasair.org>=0ATo: lml@lancaironline.net=0ASent: Sunday, September 18= , 2011 9:32 AM=0ASubject: [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear weld (Hydraulic Act= uator) failure=0A=0A=0A =0ASo, what held the gear down? Does the your=0Aair= craft have mechanical downlocks?=0A=A0=0ABruce=0AWWW.Glasair.org =0A-----Or= iginal Message-----=0AFrom: Lancair Mailing List=0A[mailto:lml@lancaironlin= e.net] On Behalf Of Tony=0AMoradian=0ASent: Saturday, September 17, 2011=0A= 4:32 PM=0ATo: lml@lancaironline.net=0ASubject: [LML] Left Main strut ear=0A= weld (Hydraulic Actuator) failure=0A=A0=0AOn my last flight after=0Ai put t= he gear up, the left main indicator light was still on.=A0 The tower=0Aconf= irmed that the left main was still down.=A0 I orbited overhead and put=0Ath= e gear handle down.=A0 Three greens.=A0 Confirmed by the tower that all=0At= hree were down.=A0 Set up for a landing with the thought in mind that the= =0Agear may collapse upon touch down, not knowing nor being able to confirm= the=0Areason for this malfuntion.=A0 I had had several other failures on t= his and=0Apreceding this flight that were mostly electrical in nature that = i have been=0Abattling with since 30 hours on the plane.=A0 (Main Bus failu= re, ahrs,=0Aovervoltage etc.)=A0 Ended up making an uneventful landing.=A0 = After=0Afurther inspections what you see in the pictures is what i found.= =A0 To my=0Aknowledge, i don't know of any other Legacies that have had thi= s failure.=A0=0APlease let me know if you know otherwise.=A0 This looks lik= e a bad weld to=0Ame!!!=A0 All of the forces on this=A0 weld are parallel t= o the way it=0Asheared off the strut.=A0 Unbelievable!!!!=A0 Check the actu= ator=0Aconnection to main strut ear on your Legacies.=0A=A0=0ATony Moradian= =0ALegacy L2K330=0AN444HL ---936737285-419109597-1316394344=:49551 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The over center link = and the gas strut. 
 
Tony Moradi= an
Legacy L2K330
N444HL
From: Bru= ce <BGray@glasair.org>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Se= nt: Sunday, September 18, 2011 9:32 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear weld (Hyd= raulic Actuator) failure

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