9.5
Items to inspect following a heavy landing
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Check front landing gear for straightness, including distortion of lower
support sleeve and brackets.
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Check main landing gear legs for symmetry, including wheel angles.
The wheels should be at or near an upright angle.
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Check main cross beam TU9 for straightness
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Check the rear fixing of lower cabin side tube TU16 for distortion /
cracking of U bracket.
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Check landing gear drag link end fixings for distortion and play.
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Stand in front of the aircraft some distance ahead and check overall
symmetry of structure.
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Apologise to the aeroplane, go for a beer and think how to avoid such a
landing again – but don’t fly again until the next day!
Skyranger Operators Manual, Issue 1, AL0, June 2002
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