Piper Lance II - Page 288

LANCE
II
SERVICE
MANUAL
TABLE
VII-IV.
TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
(LANDING
GEAR)
(cont.)
Trouble
Cause
Remedy
Main
landing
shimmies
during
fast
taxi,
take-off,
or
landing.
Tire
out of
balance.
Worn
or loose
wheel
bearings.
Check
balance
and
re-
place
tire
if nec-
essary.
Replace
and/or
adjust
wheel
bearings.
Worn
torque
link bolts
and/or
bushings.
Replace
bolts
and/or
bushings.
Excessive
or uneven
wear
on main
tires.
Incorrect
operating
pressure.
Inflate
tire
to correct
pressure.
Wheel
out of
alignment
(toe
in or
out).
Lower
side
brace link
out
of
adjustment,
allowing gear to
slant
in
or out.
Check
wheel
alignment.
Check
gear adjustment.
Strut
bottoms
on
normal
landing
or
taxiing
on
rough
ground.
Landing
gear
doors
fail
to completely
close.
Insufficient
air and/or
fluid in strut.
Defective
internal
parts
in strut.
Landing
gear
not re-
tracting
completely.
Service
strut with
air
and/or
fluid.
Replace
defective
parts.
Check
adjustment
of
landing
gear.
Door retraction
mechanism
out of adjustment.
Check adjustment.
Issued:
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LANDING
GEAR
AND
BRAKE
SYSTEM
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