Month: February 2015

-Started by scuffing up the rivet lines -Cleaned up all parts with MEK -Decided to use PPG PR1440-B2 Sealant -Started riveting stiffeners to skin, making a hell of a mess but its well covered -Riveted all stiffeners to skin covering…

-Pilot drilled capacitive fuel sensor plug & fuel vent line holes in inboard rib -Dimpled stiffeners -Dimpled ribs -Dimpled rivet holes on skin -Deburred Screw holes on fuel tank skin Manual Reference: RIVETS – INST 0 – REM 0 WING RIVETS –…

-Deburred ribs, baffle & stiffeners -Marked drill holes for capacitive fuel sensor plug & fuel vent line in inboard rib -Cut and straightened fuel vent line -Cut capacitive fuel sensor wires to length -Soldiered fuel sensor short wire to bulkhead…

-Drilled Capacitive fuel plate to OB rib #20 -Opened rib holes up to 1/4″ -Trimmed stiffeners & plate to give required clearance -Drilled Capacitive fuel plate to IB rib #20 -Opened rib holes up to 1/4″ -Riveted nutplates to Capacitive…

-Drilled fuel tank assembly -Drilled Fuel pickup holes to 411 panel -Cut out 711 stiffeners which I hadn’t done previously -Tidied up stiffeners -Drilled Stiffeners to to skin -Countersunk Fuel Tank skin only on baffle row of ribs -Drilled spar…

-AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SHEETMETAL GUYS AT WORK I DECIDED RATHER THAN CUT THE 703 FUEL TANK RIB ACCESS HOLE WITH A FLY CUTTER I’D JUST CHAIN DRILL AND CUT OUT. -SO I CHAIN DRILLED AND CUT OUT THE 703…

-BOLTED LAST Z BRACKET TO SPAR -STRAPPED FUEL TANK ASSY TO WING -DRILLED JOINT PLATE TO #19 -DRILLED INBOARD RIB TO Z BRACKET -REMOVED OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE -DRILLED OUTBOARD RIB TO Z BRACKET -REMOVED SKIN AND INTERIOR RIBS OF FUEL…