Landing Lights
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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
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LH Landing Light – Part 3
Laid out landing light template on LH wing and trimmed opening for landing light lens. Cleaned up edges with rotary tool and scotchbrite pads. Created upper retaining bracket and riveted into place. Created lower retaining bracket and temporarily secured with #6 screws. Opted to not use flush screws on lower retaining bracket. Hours Worked: 2.58
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LH Landing Light – Part 2
Riveted together both sides of light mount plate. Installed #8 nutplates into mount and secured LH landing light and retaining ring to mount. Mounted complete light assembly onto forward ribs and checked operation of light Hours Worked: 0.55
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LH Landing Light – Part 1
Removed ribs #11 and #12 from LH wing assembly and installed #10 nutplates into rib. Also installed #6 grounding lug into #12 rib. Began trimming light mount plate and re assembled with clecoes Hours Worked: 1.57
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RH Landing Light – Part 5
RH lens trimmed, attached to lower retaining clip and installed in opening with sealant around opening. Little bit of a gap on inboard edge; will monitor for water intrusion. Needed to heat lens a little with heat gun to get okay fit. Hours Worked: 2.07
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RH Landing Light – Part 4
Created lower retaining bracket per instruction manual; substituted solid rivets for pull type. Masked off landing light lens and fit into place. Began trimming lens for width and began trimming upper lip. Hours Worked: 1.35
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RH Landing Light – Part 3
Replaced light retainer nutplates for #8 screws on RH landing light mount and reinstalled Hours Worked: 0.38
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RH Landing Light – Part 2
Cut landing light hole into leading edge and deburred opening. Installed upper retaining hardware into wing including flush rivets. Will wait to do the rest of the installation until wing is in final form to ensure tight fit of landing light lens. Hours Worked: 1.59
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RH Landing Light – Part 1
Installed nut plates in RH Ribs 11 and 12, trimmed mount plate per instructions, and installed in RH wing. Hours Worked: 1.90