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To: T.B. Yoits

Looks like even the left main gave way.

All hydraulics I have ever used eventually bleed off, some are veeeery slow, and need to be protected by locks to sustain position.

I guess there is a perfect seal somewhere but I have never seen it in an elastomer. Metal to metal yes, multiple stack PBR usually and amazing they do.


35 posted on 06/04/2026 12:27:23 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: Sequoyah101
Looks like even the left main gave way.

The left wing drop was secondary, likely from the plane lurching forward and the mains being chockd. In this 13 second video clip, you can see the nose gear fold forward as though unpinned, and not a hydraulic leak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQDoQOMqY2Q

40 posted on 06/04/2026 12:47:47 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Sequoyah101

That is why you never trust hydraulics if you have to work under any part of a machine. It should always be cribbed up.


74 posted on 06/04/2026 10:49:10 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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