Strikefinder
Member
Hey all,
I was having a very productive day and was in a really good mood...just assembling the skin and substructure on my LH elevator to do some riveting tomorrow when I noticed a note that somehow I hadn't processed earlier...sure enough, looked in the instructions and there's a very clear line that I apparently skipped over...
"Make stiffeners E-720J, E-720K and E-720L from the existing E-720D, E-720E and E-720F (See E-720 Trim Detail and Note 1, DWG 5). Set aside stiffeners for use in the left elevator assembly."
So my problem is...I didn't do that. I cut all the stiffeners from the template just like I'd done before and drilled them, dimpled them, riveted them in, and covered them with RTV before realizing that I'd missed the step of trimming them down.
Everything seemed to fit and I don't notice any issues. I'm going to take a closer look next time I get to the shop, but in the meanwhile...how much did you all trim off of these? Was it a lot? Could I have just accidentally polished them down enough that they're acceptable? Am I guaranteed to end up with a cracked elevator down the road? Any thoughts?
I was having a very productive day and was in a really good mood...just assembling the skin and substructure on my LH elevator to do some riveting tomorrow when I noticed a note that somehow I hadn't processed earlier...sure enough, looked in the instructions and there's a very clear line that I apparently skipped over...
"Make stiffeners E-720J, E-720K and E-720L from the existing E-720D, E-720E and E-720F (See E-720 Trim Detail and Note 1, DWG 5). Set aside stiffeners for use in the left elevator assembly."
So my problem is...I didn't do that. I cut all the stiffeners from the template just like I'd done before and drilled them, dimpled them, riveted them in, and covered them with RTV before realizing that I'd missed the step of trimming them down.
Everything seemed to fit and I don't notice any issues. I'm going to take a closer look next time I get to the shop, but in the meanwhile...how much did you all trim off of these? Was it a lot? Could I have just accidentally polished them down enough that they're acceptable? Am I guaranteed to end up with a cracked elevator down the road? Any thoughts?