X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:39:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-f170.google.com ([209.85.220.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTPS id 6714176 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Feb 2014 17:20:37 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.170; envelope-from=ivdiggs@gmail.com Received: by mail-vc0-f170.google.com with SMTP id hu8so4404969vcb.1 for ; Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:20:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.90.202 with SMTP id by10mr25018384veb.6.1391379601426; Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:20:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.221.68.132 with HTTP; Sun, 2 Feb 2014 14:20:01 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 17:20:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: IV gear problems From: Matthew Collier X-Original-To: frederickemoreno@gmail.com, Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1136a478e4118a04f173ce49 --001a1136a478e4118a04f173ce49 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Fred and LML, I have seen this problem several times before and found the cause to be the emergency shuttle valve ball going into the emergency position for some reason. The reason can vary from plane to plane depending on the schematic of that specific system. For example, if you are using the emergency blow down accumulator in your system then the valve that is used to blow the gear down is probably leaking a tiny bit internally. There can be lots of reasons but the little ball in the shuttle valve is probably what is doing it. Give me a call if you'd like to go over the details of your system, I'll be happy to see if it sounds like what I've seen before. -- Matthew Collier Fibercraft Inc. 215 Cessna Blvd Port Orange, FL 32128 (541) 419-5634 ivdiggs@gmail.com www.fibercraftinc.com --001a1136a478e4118a04f173ce49 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fred and LML,
I have seen this problem several tim= es before and found the cause to be the emergency shuttle valve ball going = into the emergency position for some reason. The reason can vary from plane= to plane depending on the schematic of that specific system. For example, = if you are using the emergency blow down accumulator in your system then th= e valve that is used to blow the gear down is probably leaking a tiny bit i= nternally. There can be lots of reasons but the little ball in the shuttle = valve is probably what is doing it.

Give me a call if you'd like to go over the details of your s= ystem, I'll be happy to see if it sounds like what I've seen before= .

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Matthew Collier

Fibercraft Inc.
215 Cessna Blvd
Por= t Orange, FL 32128
(541) 419-5634
ivdiggs@gmail.com
www.fibercraftinc.com
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