Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Performed long-term storage procedure IAW Jabiru Maintenance Manual. Removed plugs and lubricated cylinders with Phillips 20W50 Anti-Rust Oil. Reinstalled plugs but did not torque. Removed rocker covers and lubricated rocker chambers with same oil. Reinstalled rocker covers but did not…
Up drilled mount assemblies and aft shear web. Reinstalled aft fuselage floor and up drilled AN525 holes for splice plates in lower formers. Also up drilled top AN525 holes through upper longerons, splice plates, and crosstie box. Inserted F22-07 between…
Finished up drilling #1 former area including upper and lower formers, cross tie box, side skins, and upper splice plates. After all formers were up drilled, removed both turtledeck skins for better access to skin splice channel. Up drilled skin…
Located new #1 turtledeck formers and confirmed much better fit than previous formers. Used #30 holes in turtledeck skin and transferred to formers. Located forward skin splice channel clip and pilot drilled to skin splice channel and former #1 splice…
Up drilled holes in side skin and lower splice plates for AN525 bolts. Hours Worked: 0.52
Located L/R former #2 against turtledeck skin. Vertically spaced formers by placing wedge between former flange and upper longeron and pilot drilled and clecoed formers to skin. Started drilling from bottom working upwards and completed left side before moving onto…
Began securing turtledeck skin by pilot drilling left side (every other hole). Repeated the same process on the right side. Will finish pilot drilling sides after formers are installed. Following B-Model plans. Located former #5 by marking centerline along top…
Up drilled left and right aft fuselage side panels to #30. Both panels up drilled for rivets per B-model plans. Did not up drill lower splice plate bolt holes. Hours Worked: 0.80
Created tracing paper templates of additional 7 holes to drill in lower splice plates per detail C. Placed tracing paper on splice plates and pilot drilled holes. Located lower splice plates along lower longerons per FC01 dimensions. Removed lower cross…
Laid out F20-06 turtledeck skins on workbench and trimmed aft inside edges per plans. Aligned edge of RH turtledeck skin to edge of F20-07 skin splice channel and transferred holes onto top flange. Temporarily assembled -02 turtle deck skin assembly…
Laid out and marked location of F20-10 former clips on right side of F20-07 skin splice channel per legacy plans. Temporarily attached with clecoes pending final fit with formers and fuselage. Hours Worked: 0.25
Flipped fuselage tail cone onto side and began up drilling fuselage floor to #30. Left forward lower corners of floor and #1 lower cross tie at pilot size to be completed when backordered fuselage conversion parts arrive. Up drilled AN525…