Yours and mine came in the same shipment to CA. I did not know they
broke, just heard of the mechanism collapsing.
very sad Kevin
Paul Boulet wrote:
> Kevin I'm so sorry. The same thing happened to me. I seem to recall
> that the ourigger legs have a limited life- mine were probably over 5
> yrs old by the time I tested the a/c and they were brittle enough to
> snap off
> Paul Boulet, N914PB tri gear for sale with 25 hours on it, Malibu, CA
>
> --- On *Mon, 10/27/08, Kevin Klinefelter /<kevann@gotsky.com>/* wrote:
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> From: Kevin Klinefelter <kevann@gotsky.com>
> Subject: Europa-List: outrigger leg broke
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 3:58 PM
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> <kevann@gotsky.com>
>
> Hi All,
>
> While taxiing today on pavement my left outrigger gear leg snapped off.
> I pulled the brake, and the Airmaster warp drive blades hit the asphalt
> and shredded.
>
> Has anyone heard of an outrigger leg snapping off like that? I thought
> they were supposed to bend a lot without breaking.
>
> very sad Kevin
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