Starting the process of drilling out the AN426 flush head rivets holding the skins to the inner horizontal stabilizer ribs.
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
20160630
Closer inspection of the affected area. Inspection shows rivet gun and pneumatic drill tool marks.
This picture shows a problem area that a stress crack would probably form. The rough corner needs to have an acceptable radius replace the ragged edge.
20160629
Removed the elevators from the horizontal stabilizer to start the Service Bulletin (SB14-01-31) to correct a horizontal front spar cracking issue.
20160621
Drilled out the blind rivets holding F-742-L & R Aft Seat Floor to the seat floor ribs. Also drilled out the blind rivets holding F-747-L & R Baggage Floor panels to the baggage compartment ribs.
I found screws and un-bucked flush head rivets beneath the removed panels.
20160613
I drilled out the rivets holding W-414C-L Angle to W-414A-L Plate & W-413B-R Plate.
20160118
Pre-Buy Inspection of RV-7A in Valencia, CA industrial park. I had two friends help me check out the 2011 originally purchased RV-7A Tip-Up kit. Both friends had completed RV-8s from quick-build kits.
