A locally owned monowheel (not mine!) has suffered a hard landing. The 2
pivot pins attaching the LG08's to the shock absorber top plate LG05 have
been badly bent. Is there any way of getting these bent pins out without a
complete undercarriage strip down?
What other damage is the engineer/inspector likely to find?
The engine has to come out of this airframe, anyway, to change its sprag
clutch - it is a "classic" engine installation.
Any tips gratefully received. Presumably, if the LG08's are detached, the
landing gear can no longer be locked down, and the swinging arm will have to
be held down with weights if the shockcord is to remain untouched? I ask
these questions because this is the first landing gear damage that the
engineer - Adrian Lloyd - has worked on.
David
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