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Gear won't go up
by Paul Ripplinger » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:39 am
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Re: Gear won't go up
by Kristin Winter » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:41 am
Where are you located, just in case we can connect you with someone who knows the gear system on a Comanche. Do you have a service manual? It has troubleshooting steps. There is one on the ICS website for downloading.
The first thing, of course, is to get the plane up on jacks. Open the panel covering the landing gear transmission. Then try raising the landing gear. Watch to see if the transmission brake retracts. If not, the transmission is fighting the brake, and that could be the problem. If the gear runs up and down, put your hand on the transmission motor and see if it is warm. If so, it probably is burning up an armature. The landing gear solenoid, the wiring to the transmission and the down limit switches and wiring is all suspect. Then there is the possibility of bad conduits, frozen bolt or bushing, etc. I really hope you are near enough to get some help from a knowledgeable Comanche gear mechanic.
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Re: Gear won't go up
by N3322G » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:18 pm
http://www.heritageaero.com/
ask for Cliff, the owner - tell him Kristin and Pat sent you.
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Re: Gear won't go up
by Don Nelson » Sun Mar 13, 2016 4:13 am
As you'll learn - we're here for you.
Example - Heritage Aero, Rockford IL, an excellent suggestion, and really as close as you could hope for from ND.
Fly there with the gear down, under 150 MPH, my suggestion.
Otherwise at least thoroughly familiarize yourself with the emergency gear extension procedure, such as we teach in the CFF Comanche Pilot Proficiency Program, (CPPP).
All the best,
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Re: Gear won't go up
by steen » Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:22 am
So what happened? What did you find?
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