Hi Bob
I'm not blaming anyone but relaying what was sent to me. I believe he called.
He refers to Murphy by your name so may have called BC enquiring what the
gears were made of.
Steve
->
-> Hi Steve !
->
-> First time I've heard of spring gear legs bending !
-> Amazing that you didn't even have crush tubes - others
-> who didn't were not so lucky...
->
-> It definitely would NOT be safe to just bend them back -
-> that would certainly weaken the metal !!
->
-> Just to keep the record straight, I have NOT had ANY email
-> from anyone regarding this situation .... so don't blame me
-> for not answering. (I just searched all my email history ...)
->
-> They can certainly order new spring gear legs directly
-> from the factory. Jeff will be happy to help them !
->
-> --
-> ......bobp
->
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->
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->
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-> On May 8, 2010 12:54:23 pm
srwhitenect@dcsol.com wrote:
-> > Hi Wayne.
-> > I'll give u the story so others can assure themselves about the spring
gear
-> > and the strength the fuse has if it is beefed up properly. Sold the plane
-> > and delivered it just before I came out to BC for work. Shipped the
-> > floats. Had a rushed trip and met the new owners in Montreal. One
newbie
-> > to aviation and the other 1000+ hrs. I checked out the higher time guy.
-> > The newbie did 15 hrs with an instructer and about 8 hrs solo on a very,
-> > very unimproved grass strip before a hard landing. The only description of
-> > the damage is that both legs are bent and the left wheel is out 2" in
some
-> > direction. No damage to the fuse. I didn't have any crush tubes or
spacers
-> > in the square tubes but have 2" 3/16" 2024T3 angle under the heads of
the
-> > front bolts as per the bulletin. The bolts didn't break. Hard to believe
-> > the gear moved before the fuse. They were looking for the material
number
-> > to have them straightened. They contacted Bob but haven't heard
anything
-> > as of yet. I'll send them your email address, Wayne and if they want to
go
-> > that way, they'll get a hold of you. The guy's name is Richard. Take
-> > care.......
-> >
-> > Steve W
-> >
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