Searey LSA - 8.7.1.2 Undercarriage

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Searey LSA – Pilot’s Operating Handbook Version 5.0, Revision 8

 Stainless steel cables

 Inside upper bulkhead cross tube

 All around and inside the aft boom

tube area

 Spray down the main boom from the

cockpit end

 Using a cloth dampened with Anti-

corrosion Lubricant, wipe over all

reachable aluminum surfaces of the

fuselage frame in the cockpit area

 Water rudder springs

 AN Nuts and bolts in the aft boom

tube under area

Apply anti-corrosion material to:

 Stainless steel cables on the underside

of the stabilizer

 Aluminum angles in the aft boom tube

under area

 Tail wheel retract and rudder cables

8.7.1.2 Undercarriage

 Spray Anti-corrosion Lubricant down the inside of the undercarriage legs

– it is recommended that this be done after every flight when the

undercarriage has been extended into salt water.

 Spray aluminum wheel hubs and outside brake assembly with Anti-

corrosion Lubricant.

 Spray all of the tail wheel support and retract mechanism with Anti-

corrosion Lubricant.

 Spray anti-corrosion material on all undercarriage mechanism AN nuts

and bolts, ball joint threads and ball ends. A topcoat of anti-corrosion

material will provide added protection.

 Apply regular and liberal amounts of anti-corrosion material to all wheel

bearings and spindles.

 Paint the main and tail wheel tires with silicone tire preserver. This will

help prevent perishing of the rubber. Apply a similar material to the main

gear rubber boots and transom rubber boot to prevent perishing.

Note: When the aircraft is on the water and the undercarriage is lowered,

a small volume of water may seep up into the undercarriage leg. With the