EV-97 Eurostar SL Microlight Maintenance Manual GEN/EUR/04 Issue 4
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12.1 Main wheel:
It is recommended to support the aircraft near the main gear leg entry into the fuselage. A jacking
point with two tapped holes is provided on each side of the aircraft.
12.2 Nose wheel:
a) Push the rear of the fuselage down using the region immediately forward of the fin, and
support the aircraft under the nose wheel leg-fuselage attachment, or
b) Load the fuselage rear near the fin (e.g. using sandbags) to lift the nose wheel above the
ground. DO NOT APPLY CONCENTRATED LOADS TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILISOR
SURFACE.
12.3 Puncture Repair – all tyres
1. Deflate the tyre
2. Remove the split pin securing the castle nut to the axle
3. Remove the castellated nut and washer from the axle
4. Cut the safety wire securing the bolts which join together the rim halves
5. Remove the 6 bolts connecting the rims together
6. Remove outer rim from the axle
7. Remove tyre
8. Replace the tyre and/or tube
9. Insert a new tube into the tyre and pump up slightly (put French chalk on the tube
and/or in the tyre)
10. Put the valve insert of the tube into the hole in the rim
11. Put the rim with the tube and tyre onto the axle and adjust the wheel hub
12. Insert the 6 connecting screws and tighten slightly
13. Adjust the tyre and tube positions to avoid puncturing the tube
14. Tighten the screws
15. Put the washer on the axle
16. Screw the castellated nut on the axle
17. Insert a new split pin and lock the castle nut
18. Secure the screw heads with safety wire – pull the safety wire through the holes
in two screw heads and twist together.
12.4 Tyre pressures (for tyre size 14 x 4 or 400 x 6)
Main and nose wheel pressure ..........
26.5 + 3 psi
= 180 + 20 kPa
Tyre pressures are noted on placards located on the aircraft.
13. Small Repairs
Repair of minor damage, such as paint scratches or small dents on the aircraft’s skin, can be
accomplished using normal repair techniques. No special materials or techniques are required
for such repairs.
Where the skin is ruptured, or badly buckled, in any location, or where airframe structural
members are damaged or deformed, it is necessary to return the aircraft to Light Sport Aviation
Ltd for assessment and repair.
