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1. 03:06 AM - Re: bungee replacement (Joe Spencer)
2. 06:19 AM - Re: bungee replacement (ejessee)
3. 08:37 AM - Re: Re: bungee replacement (Tommy Walker)
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| Subject: | Re: bungee replacement |
Hi Ernest
How many hours were on that bungee? Did you get your replacement from
Zenith? I'm trying to remember some rubber spacers and am drawing a
blank on that. Not unusual for me lately. Anyway...what spacers?
Thanks
Joe in Mississippi
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| Subject: | Re: bungee replacement |
Bungee had about 290 hours. The spacers I am speaking of are the rubber spacers
on the main gear. Mine failed last summer and I ended up having the main
gear fold on me when I landed. I had heard a loud "pop" at takeoff from a grass
field right at rotation and then recognized the gear hanging "askew" while
in flight. I was able to plan the landing and to the glory of God, there were
no injuries and.. not 1 scratch on the plane. I came in with a lot of throttle
work and gently set it down on its belly in the grass. As soon as I got
the belly down, I killed the engine to avoid a strike, but the front gear held
fine. She came to rest like a dog sitting on her rear haunches. I still
can't believe it... Absolutely no damage whatsoever to the plane other than bent
bolts on the right strut fitting. I did replace that strut fitting.
if you search my posts, I think there are pics.
the security of my gear is something I check at every pre-flight and then again
at taxi using the brakes and watching deflection. Very important.
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Ernest Jessee
N4931M
Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Re: bungee replacement |
Zenith has a nylon replacement for that spacer. Lasts much longer. The
original was a piece of rubber tubing sliced down the middle.
Tommy Walker in ALabama
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:17 AM, ejessee <eejessee@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> Bungee had about 290 hours. The spacers I am speaking of are the rubber
> spacers on the main gear. Mine failed last summer and I ended up having
> the main gear fold on me when I landed. I had heard a loud "pop" at takeoff
> from a grass field right at rotation and then recognized the gear hanging
> "askew" while in flight. I was able to plan the landing and to the glory of
> God, there were no injuries and.. not 1 scratch on the plane. I came in
> with a lot of throttle work and gently set it down on its belly in the
> grass. As soon as I got the belly down, I killed the engine to avoid a
> strike, but the front gear held fine. She came to rest like a dog sitting
> on her rear haunches. I still can't believe it... Absolutely no damage
> whatsoever to the plane other than bent bolts on the right strut fitting. I
> did replace that strut fitting.
>
> if you search my posts, I think there are pics.
>
> the security of my gear is something I check at every pre-flight and then
> again at taxi using the brakes and watching deflection. Very important.
>
> --------
> Ernest Jessee
> N4931M
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=334683#334683
>
>
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