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From: Tony Moradian <tmoradia@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear weld (Hydraulic Actuator) failure
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I will certainly keep you all posted as to what I find!=0A=0A=A0=0ATony Mor=
adian=0ALegacy L2K330=0AN444HL=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AF=
rom: paul miller <paul@tbm700.com>=0ATo: lml@lancaironline.net=0ASent: Sund=
ay, September 18, 2011 9:32 AM=0ASubject: [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear wel=
d (Hydraulic Actuator) failure=0A=0A=0ATony: I'm not an expert on the assem=
bly but on my Legacy I don't believe the loads for extension or retraction =
would cause a double weld break like that. =A0 The hydraulic stopping loads=
 are not supposed to be transmitted to the weld. =A0The spacer on the hydra=
ulic actuator takes the load when dropping the gear and the retraction load=
s stop when the cutoff valve is struck as the wheel comes into the well. =
=A0Even if both welds were somehow inferior I can't see how those loads wou=
ld be transmitted to the welds. =A0 Is it possible the hydraulics put an un=
intended load on that assembly either through adjustment issues or some oth=
er reason or that there is some other friction? =A0Glad it worked out in yo=
ur favour. =A0I'm anxious to learn what caused this.=0A=0APaul=0ACalgary=A0=
=0A=0AOn 2011-09-17, at 2:32 PM, Tony Moradian wrote:=0A=0AOn my last fligh=
t after i put the =0Agear up, the left main indicator light was still on.=
=A0 The tower =0Aconfirmed that the left main was still down.=A0 I orbited =
overhead and put the gear handle down.... Check the actuator connection to =
main strut ear on =0Ayour Legacies.=0A>=0A>=A0=0A>Tony Moradian=0A>Legacy L=
2K330=0A>N444HL
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I will certainly keep=
 you all posted as to what I find!</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Tony M=
oradian<br>Legacy L2K330<br>N444HL<br></div><div style=3D"font-family: aria=
l,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style=3D"font-family: times =
new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face=3D"Arial" size=
=3D"2"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b=
> paul miller &lt;paul@tbm700.com&gt;<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bol=
d;">To:</span></b> lml@lancaironline.net<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: =
bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September 18, 2011 9:32 AM<br><b><span styl=
e=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [LML] Re: Left Main strut ear =
weld (Hydraulic Actuator) failure<br></font><br><div id=3D"yiv1135312666">T=
ony: I'm not an expert on the assembly but on my Legacy I don't believe the=
 loads for
 extension or retraction would cause a double weld break like that. &nbsp; =
The hydraulic stopping loads are not supposed to be transmitted to the weld=
. &nbsp;The spacer on the hydraulic actuator takes the load when dropping t=
he gear and the retraction loads stop when the cutoff valve is struck as th=
e wheel comes into the well. &nbsp;Even if both welds were somehow inferior=
 I can't see how those loads would be transmitted to the welds. &nbsp; Is i=
t possible the hydraulics put an unintended load on that assembly either th=
rough adjustment issues or some other reason or that there is some other fr=
iction? &nbsp;Glad it worked out in your favour. &nbsp;I'm anxious to learn=
 what caused this.<div><br></div><div>Paul</div><div>Calgary&nbsp;<br><div>=
<div>On 2011-09-17, at 2:32 PM, Tony Moradian wrote:</div><br class=3D"yiv1=
135312666Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
 font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><span clas=
s=3D"yiv1135312666tab">On my last flight after i put the =0Agear up, the le=
ft main indicator light was still on.&nbsp; The tower =0Aconfirmed that the=
 left main was still down.&nbsp; I orbited overhead and put=0A the gear han=
dle down.... Check the actuator connection to main strut ear on =0Ayour Leg=
acies.</span><span class=3D"yiv1135312666tab"><br></span></div><div>&nbsp;<=
/div><div>Tony Moradian<br>Legacy L2K330<br>N444HL</div></div></div></block=
quote></div><br></div></div><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>
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