-Cleaned & prepped tank interior seam where leak was coming from -Cleaned and prepped access panel and end rib -Resealed interior seam & reinstalled tank access panel -Sealed/Installed LH tank fuel sender unit, leak test still to be done -Removed…
Category: Right Fuel Tank
-Pop Riveted nutplates in position for Left Fuel tank sender & temporarily fitted sender – pending sealing -Finally got the right hand access panel off by heating with the heat gun and prying with a sharpened strip of aluminium, theres…
-Removed access panel screws on LH fuel tank to remove for float sender installation but was unable to get the panel to move at all, then tried the RH side in preparation for the fuel tank repair and it was…
-Finally got the courage to do my leak test & it appears I have a single leak on the lower baffle-skin joint inboard end, It’s within reach of the access panel so i’m gonna have to remove it to reseal…
-Removed partially set rivet from the anti-rotation bracket, replaced with blind rivet and encapsulated with sealant -Cleaned up parts, and sealed/screwed tank level sender to access panel -Sealed & screwed access panel to tank -Carried out continuity check of sender…
-Cleaned up T708 (IB access panel) & removed some light corrosion around punched holes -Fitted Fuel sender unit to panel, cut & bent arm per specs, trial fitted to tank and carried out resistance checks – correct per manual (31Ω…
-Cleaned up area & sealed vent line fitting into IB (#1) Rib -As with the rest of the ribs I removed clecoes, cleaned up holes & riveted #2 rib, installing rivets wet then sealing over the tail -Fitted the vent…
-Measured & drilled vent fitting hole in IB rib -Made the vent line bend roughly as per the plans -Trial Fitted & adjusted vent line, somehow i’d cut it about 6″ too long, so removed and trimmed -Removed clecoes, cleaned…
-After ultrasonically cleaning clecoes – soaked in MEK to remove any residue -Scuffed up all rib mating surfaces & cleaned with MEK -Cleaning skin mating surfaces with MEK -As with the left side I sealed the ribs (2-6) into position,…
-Sealed & riveted stiffeners in, it’s messy but should be well covered -Sealed & Riveted fuel cap & drain flange in place Manual Reference: 7-6, 7-7 Installed Removed Rivets Today 95 1 Wing Rivets 3548 75 Fuse Rivets 165 2…