I have a 2010 RV-9. It has 1200 hrs. It is new to me. I have 20 hrs in it. I keep it in an old hangar that has an opening that gives me 1 inch of clearance at the tail. I always take it in and out of the hangar very slowly, almost coming to a stop when I get to the tail as I take it out. When I brought it back from my last flight, I went to put it in the hangar and the tail was about 1 inch too high. My first thought was that the tire on the nose was low. It was not.
On my last flight I flew it to St George, Utah with my wife. I am based in Spanish Fork, Utah. When I was there I noticed one of the main gear tires looked low so I checked it and it was low. I put air in it and decided to check the air in the other tires. I use a valve extender through a hole in the wheel pants. When I unscrewed the extender on the nose wheel part of the valve stem had broken off in the extender and of course the tire went completely flat.
Since I was at my own airport and did not have tools I had the mechanic at the FBO fix it. I was not there when he ordered the valve stem and pulled it into his hangar to fix it.
Here's my question. Is there a chance the nose gear was bent when he took the plane into his hangar to fix it? I can't think of any other reason my tail would be higher. No hard landings. ????
On my last flight I flew it to St George, Utah with my wife. I am based in Spanish Fork, Utah. When I was there I noticed one of the main gear tires looked low so I checked it and it was low. I put air in it and decided to check the air in the other tires. I use a valve extender through a hole in the wheel pants. When I unscrewed the extender on the nose wheel part of the valve stem had broken off in the extender and of course the tire went completely flat.
Since I was at my own airport and did not have tools I had the mechanic at the FBO fix it. I was not there when he ordered the valve stem and pulled it into his hangar to fix it.
Here's my question. Is there a chance the nose gear was bent when he took the plane into his hangar to fix it? I can't think of any other reason my tail would be higher. No hard landings. ????