cdeerinck
Well Known Member
I am hoping this isn't the dreaded post that every builder fears.
I was doing the Horizontal Stabilizer Service Bulletin that Vans issued for the RV-8 about cracking. While it did say not to do it unless cracks were present on a flying plane, I thought it wise to do given that I wasn't flying or painted yet.
while drilling out a rivet in a difficult place, the drill slipped off of the rivet head and made a hold next to the rivet. By the time the rivet was removed, I ended up with a hole that looks like this:
I happen to be doing the Anti-Splat version of this, riveting in a Stainless plate between the two parts.
I used a slightly longer than normal rivet so that it could expand into the hole, and was apple to correctly set the rivet (i.e. it has the correct height and width at the shop end.
The real question to me is this: While it be ok like that? If not, how would I correct it? I am fearing the only solution might be to rebuild the tail, but I am really hoping that isn't the case.
If I drilled it larger to make a single hole, it would be about a -7 rivet, which I doubt I could set, especially in that constrained location.
Advice?
I was doing the Horizontal Stabilizer Service Bulletin that Vans issued for the RV-8 about cracking. While it did say not to do it unless cracks were present on a flying plane, I thought it wise to do given that I wasn't flying or painted yet.
while drilling out a rivet in a difficult place, the drill slipped off of the rivet head and made a hold next to the rivet. By the time the rivet was removed, I ended up with a hole that looks like this:
I happen to be doing the Anti-Splat version of this, riveting in a Stainless plate between the two parts.
I used a slightly longer than normal rivet so that it could expand into the hole, and was apple to correctly set the rivet (i.e. it has the correct height and width at the shop end.
The real question to me is this: While it be ok like that? If not, how would I correct it? I am fearing the only solution might be to rebuild the tail, but I am really hoping that isn't the case.
If I drilled it larger to make a single hole, it would be about a -7 rivet, which I doubt I could set, especially in that constrained location.
Advice?