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1. 04:20 AM - Re: Gull Wing Doors - Liberty XL-2 (Richard Trickel)
2. 10:12 PM - Gas springs for doors (Scott Stearns)
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| Subject: | Re: Gull Wing Doors - Liberty XL-2 |
This prooves my point that gull wing doors open when not closed properly on
all planes.
Rich
--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com>
Subject: KIS-List: Gull Wing Doors - Liberty XL-2
This was on the AOPA web page: http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/1
00218liberty.html
FAA provides information on Liberty door problems
By Alton K. Marsh
Liberty Aerospace has come up with a solution for a problem with doors on i
ts two-seat XL-2 aircraft that may pop open in flight. The FAA said it is
=9Cnot an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive
action.=9D
The FAA released a special airworthiness information bulletin explaining th
at =9Cthere have been six occurrences of a door opening in flight on
Liberty XL-2 airplanes. In all six cases, the pilot has been able to land t
he airplane safely and there is evidence the door was not properly latched
before takeoff.=9D
The two-passenger/crew entrance doors on the XL-2 are gull-wing type doors
with hinges on the top edge of the doors. If a door is not properly closed
and latched prior to flight, the air flow during flight could cause the doo
r to open. The open door could separate from the airplane and could cause d
amage to the airplane empennage or injure someone on the ground.
Liberty Aerospace issued Service Bulletin SB-09-003 on Dec. 15, 2009, to pr
ovide a new rear tapered door pin for each door and to publish airplane fli
ght manual revisions. The new door pin allows the door to be more easily la
tched. The flight manual revisions include additional notes and warnings in
the checklists for the pilot to check the engagement of both the front and
rear door pins before takeoff.
The FAA =9Crecommended=9D that owners follow the advice in the
service bulletin.
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| Subject: | Gas springs for doors |
Hello all...
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I've been looking for a set of replacement gas springs for my 2-place and f
inally found them.- The company does not normally stock this size, but th
eir canadian distributor has them in stock right now.- They're called Nor
mont Systems, 1-800-465-3678.- They were just over $50 for a pair deliver
ed.- Part number is NSE400V20CE.
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I'd recommend ordering a pair now as the minimum order is 100 if they don't
have them in stock and-they normally don't stock this-part number-ac
cording to the sales guy.
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Cheers,
Scott
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