Hi Roland,
The ''eyeball'' ball socket is held captive by a ring [ collar ], if the r
ing has moved outboard, it will allow the eyeball to swivel too far, that i
s why the pin will jam in the hole.
Find a steel tube that just clears the eyeball, but is smaller than the soc
ket housing.
Align the eyeball hole parallel to the flap tube.
Get someone to hold a piece of wood against their leg and bear against the
port side of the flap tube, place the steel tube onto the collar and strike
the tube with a hammer.
When the ring is engaged deeper, the eyeball will only swivel a very small
amount.
You must of course use a special Aircraft Hammer, I have these for sale at
only =C2=A3120 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Roland <schmidtroland@web.de>
Sent: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 10:11 am
Subject: Europa-List: Starboard flap pin doesn=C3=A2=C2=C2=99t engage ea
sy any longer =C3=A2=C2=C2=93 why?
Hi,
I have my Europa stored in the trailer and rig it any time I=C3=A2=C2=C2
=99m flying. Newly I
have the problem, that the starboard flap pin doesn=C3=A2=C2=C2=99t slid
e 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 sudde
nly
skips in completely. I always grease those connections very well and also t
he
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 o
n?
Roland
PH-ZTI
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