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LH Aileron Inspection
Inventory of existing LH aileron assembly. As noted with RH aileron, skin trimmed slightly longer than specified in plans. Drilled out existing LH aileron tip rib and marked and trimmed LH aileron skin. Two rivets found missing from -06L hinge half and finished in place. LH aileron skin then prepped and deburred for new tip…
Aileron Tip Ribs – Part 2
Due to geometry of SNB version of tip rib, fabricated .032″ spacer and installed in between tip rib and forward part of RH aileron skin. Up drilled RH aileron tip rib and riveted to RH aileron assembly. Used rotary tool to slightly enlarge counterweight opening in RH rear spar. Scotchbrited and acetoned RH completed RH…
Aileron Hinge Replacement
Examined RH aileron assembly. Determined that aileron hinge half was not to plan and was improperly aligned with top edge. Drilled out hinge half and replaced with new hinge using strap duplicator to match holes. Leveled assembly on work bench and finished riveting on counterweight supports. Partially completed aileron assembled to wing and checked freedom…
Aileron Correction
Inspected previously assembled ailerons. Noted that the overall width of existing ailerons is larger than plans called for. Drilled out rivets in tip rib and trimmed skin to proper dimensions. Removed lead counterweights from ailerons and tested fit with wings. Noticed that aileron piano hinges are installed incorrectly and will likely need to be replaced.…
Flap Issues
Began flap details by examining already assembled flaps. Flap drive plate needs to be replaced per wing conversion instructions. Upon removing legacy version flap drive plate, noticed holes do not line up and inboard-most rib location is different between the two sets. Will consult Sonex tech support for potential solutions. Hours Worked: 0.77
LH Landing Light – Part 4
Protected LH landing light lens with painter’s tape and fit into opening. Trimmed lens per instructions, cleaned up all edges with rotary tool, and installed lower retaining strip with double-sided tape and packing tape. Felt strip installed around landing light opening. Hours Worked: 2.07
LH Wing Assembly – Part 12
Finished riveting lower side of LH wing including aft and forward skins. Installed aileron bell crank inspection cover plate using PK screws. LH wing complete! Hours Worked: 1.33
LH Wing Assembly – Part 11
Deburred LH flap and aileron hinge halves and clecoed into place. Clecoed top of LH forward wing skin into place then flipped wing and ratcheted lower side into place. LH root doubler clecoed into place on top. Clecoed lower side into place. Re-flipped LH wing and riveted upper aft and upper half of forward wing…
LH Wing Wiring
Drilled passthrough hole in LH tip web and installed Heyco 2030 snap busing. Installed left wing wiring harness for tip and landing light. Created connectors LW01 and LW02 (DT style) and wired landing light. Landing light ops check good. Wrapped wiring harness near outboard vertical stiffener with shrink tube and placed tape on stiffener to…
LH Wing Assembly – Part 10
Deburred and cleaned aft lower and forward wing skins along with root doubler. Tiedown hole in lower skin up drilled to 3/4″ per plans. LH forward skin dimpled. Leveled LH rib assembly on workbench and reattached alignment angle between main and rear spars. Clecoed aft lower and upper wing skins to LH rub assembly. Tiedown…
LH Wing Assembly – Part 9
Deburred, scotchbrited, and cleaned upper wing skin with acetone. Hours Worked: 1.20
