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dmaib@me.com
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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marchudson(at)comcast.net
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 Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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David
I wasn't able to see the pictures. You might want to resend them.
Hopefully you will be able to repair the damage. Sorry
to hear about it.
Marc Hudson
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armywrights(at)adelphia.n
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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This is awesome! I'm not alone! Sorry for sounding thankful for your plight
but misery loves company.
I logged my event in my builder's log but didn't want to immortalize it that
much so I didn't take any pics.
My wing slipped off the cradle and fell the few inches to the concrete floor
of my shop, denting in the extreme inboard leading edge of the fuel tank,
and pushing in the non-riveted front edge tabs on the inboard rib. This, of
course, broke the QB pro-seal seal bead on the tank.
After calming down (:]), I looked at it and decided that the skin wasn't
compromised. About a 4" segment of the leading edge was just pitted from
the roughness of the concrete floor, and the LE right at the rib was dented
from the impact.
To fix, I used my rivet gun on a rounded block of wood held against the
front edge tabs to push them back into place. In some places I used just
the rivet gun itself (flush head both times) to push the AL back into place.
With the basic airfoil back into shape I used scotchbrite pads to
scuff/smooth the pits in the LE and then just primed it until it gets to the
paint shop to keep corrosion from forming, cuz I bet there was a lot of area
that was gouged past the alclad.
Then I mixed up a generous batch of proseal and resealed around every
conceivable area that could have been compromised from the fall. Done!
Yes my very inboard section of the wing is still a little flat, but after a
root fairing and a good coat of body work and paint there should be no
cosmetic residue. After leak testing my fuel sender/quick drain/fuel pickup
install both tanks were very satisfactory to me.
Rob Wright
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L Wing Tip
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AV8ORJWC
Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 1149
Location: Aurora, Oregon "Home of VANS"
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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David - Rob is real close on the complete solution. The other more
distant alternative, new components and a complete rebuild which is time
consuming, expensive and unnecessary.
If you need more clear and concise steps at returning to the original
airfoil and the exact tools (under $15.00) to effect the change, email
me offline to keep the whiners down and I will list out each step for
you. Rob's right about the prosealed tank seam too. There is a little
mold building involved, dent removal, planishing then prime, but it can
be fun and informative (useful when you come to the canopy too).
Repair of hangar rash is an all too common skill with many GA aircraft.
After the recovery, no one should be able to tell a thing. Structurally
it is a non issue.
John Cox
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james.k.hovis(at)gmail.co
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:01 am Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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If you'd like, send me the pictures directly. Telling people how to fix such problems is actually what I do for a living  .
JKH.
On 9/16/06, dmaib(at)mac.com (dmaib(at)mac.com) <dmaib(at)mac.com (dmaib(at)mac.com)> wrote: [quote]--> RV10-List message posted by: "dmaib(at)mac.com (dmaib(at)mac.com)" < dmaib(at)mac.com (dmaib(at)mac.com)>
I had an unfortunate accident this afternoon when one of my Quick Build wings slipped from it's cradle. As you will see from the images, the inboard leading edge was dented and the inboard end of the fuel tank was deformed. I would like to hear some thoughts on recovering from this mistake.
David Maib 
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jjessen
Joined: 22 Apr 2006
Posts: 285
Location: OR
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:17 am Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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Updating my web site. Anyone know the latest number of tails sold to date (Any newbie out there with a number higher than 620?)? Van's has 49 completions listed on it's site. Anyone completed but not sent their note to Van's, please chime in, publicly or privately.
NW builders, be aware that the last half of the first biannual RV-10 builders and flyers dinner is beginning to be planned. More to follow at the local level.
Thanks
John Jessen
40328 ( back in the shop after almost 8 weeks absent; sure feels GOOD! )
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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:27 am Post subject: Need Some Advice |
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I know I've gotten an email from 40631, so we're at least that high.
I've been *trying* to fix up the builders list a bit to highlight
all the flying RV-10's, but many have not contacted me at all,
so the list is pretty rough. It is still growing, however.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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John Jessen wrote:
| Quote: | Updating my web site. Anyone know the latest number of tails sold to
date (Any newbie out there with a number higher than 620?)? Van's has
49 completions listed on it's site. Anyone completed but not sent their
note to Van's, please chime in, publicly or privately.
NW builders, be aware that the last half of the first biannual RV-10
builders and flyers dinner is beginning to be planned. More to follow
at the local level.
Thanks
John Jessen
40328 ( back in the shop after almost 8 weeks absent; sure feels GOOD! )
do not archive
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