PS Magazine - MARCH 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 232
MARCH 1972
Seminole airplane drivers haVe been
known to worK uP a sweat oVer a hUng-
Up Landing gear±leading to the Use of
extra muscle on the manUa² extension
systEm.
'Tain't necessAry. ³bout
150
stroKes
of ´he pUmp handle are needed to ²ower
the gear on the Rµ¶·D, µ¶·D ¸n¹ º»·G
models .
. ± 50
stroKes on the "F¼ Model.
When You fee½ resistance on tHe han¹²e
and the gear indicators coMe "oN¼ s¾e's
down and locked.
Relax! Further moVeMent of the han¿Àe wi²² col²Apse the actÁAting spring±May
eVen crack the actuator sUpport brace.
On the next retraction the gear Motor wil rUN BUt the gear wonÃt coMe Up if
the system is bindingÄ ³ high pitCh whine wil² clUe YoU thAt Unless t¾e Motor is tUrned
off YoU'll bUrn it oUt!Å
ÃÆoUrse, this type of bin¹ Means extrA MaintenanceÇ ÈAKe it easyÉ hU¾?
²³
Dear Windy,
I am curious, fela!
Y'R BrEAKIN
I
My
l.EGs!±
1±²³´
We just got a Foxtrot modeL SeminoLe from factory overhauL with gray tape
on the main and nose wheeL struts. I've aLso seen a red paint stripe on struts±
I can²t find any reason for the tape or paint in a tech manuaL³ What gives,
Windy?
Dear SPecialist J.
e´
Ê.,
ÈhereËs no reason Ìr any paint or
marKings on the strUts on any ³rmybirdÍ
It's jUst something that got started and
KepÎ on going. So no need to add paint
or tapeÍ ReMoVe the tape and ignore
anY paint YoU mAy find there.
Ïour ÐÊD inspection c¾ecK calls for
cleaning the strUts and checking for 3Ñin
stÒut extension. Wipe the strUt with a
clean rag to stop sand, dirt, and grit from
scrAtching or sÓring the chrome shocK
absorbers.
J
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