Hi Bob
Sounds like the bungee gone soft. I replaced mine at 300 hours when on
the
annual inspection it was impossible to get the gear up with the
aeroplane
jacked. On a Classic the job involved removing the exhaust and the
stainless centre firewall. After that it was straight forward and took
less
than an hour. Using the standard Europa supplied bungee worked well for
me.
Regards
Pete
Classic kit #109
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ROBERT
LINDSAY
Sent: 05 February 2008 04:46
Subject: Europa-List: Mono-wheel gear retraction
After being installed for seven years and about 400 flight hours, I am
unable to fully retract my landing gear after take-off.
Retraction commences easily enough but resistance rapidly builds and
near
the end of the stroke resistance builds to a point where I end up with
max
effort about three mm short of the uplock shoulder. This difficulty has
been growing over a period of time--but in the past overcome by pushing
harder. Gear extension is easy with no problems.
Is this simply a bungee problem? Have others experienced a bungee age
problem where the bungee had to be replaced? If so, how does one attack
the
replacement procedule? Would a slightly thicker bungee be better?
Looks
like the job will be quite involved.
Or, if the bungee should still be good, could there be some mechanical
or
misalignment problem?
Bob Lindsay A077
Gillespie Field (KSEE)
California
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