Hi! Roland,
I too assemble and dismantle my a/c every time I fly, I also have occasionally
a stubborn entry flap drive pin, even though the flap close out has a tapered
guide tube to point the flap in the correct direction. I have to ensure that the
"Rose Bearing"(You are calling it a "ring") in the end of the flap drive tube
is freely centred before I push the wing into place. If I don't do that and
the pin fails to engage the bearing it flexes the flap outwards and "cuts" into
the aileron close out flange binding them together. ( an extremely dangerous
condition if you were to go fly. Tim Wert did but by some very careful
airmanship
managed to land the aircraft safe.) I suggest that you thoroughly degrease
and clean the bearing and re-lubricate it with oil in preference to grease,
But above all before flying ensure it is properly engaged and that the flap
outboard end is NOT FOULED INTO THE AILERON LOCKING THE TWO TOGETHER). Although
I have never has it happen on the port wing I would suggest that it would be
likely there also.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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Sent: 08 July 2013 10:11
Subject: Europa-List: Starboard flap pin doesnt engage easy any longer why?
Hi,
I have my Europa stored in the trailer and rig it any time Im flying. Newly I
have
the problem, that the starboard flap pin doesnt slide in easy as was always
the case before (for two years at any temperature). It feels like it cants and
then after wiggling the wing up and down, forth and back it suddenly skips
in completely. I always grease those connections very well and also the ring
inside
the flap operation tube, that catches the pin, is movable as on the other
side.
Flap operation when rigged is normal.
Has anyone of you experienced something similar? Where do I have to focus on?
Roland
PH-ZTI
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