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HS Rework SB 14-01-31 - Part 2

  • Writer: Matt DeCraene
    Matt DeCraene
  • Mar 19, 2022
  • 2 min read

Today, I continued on the SB. The next step is to remove the AN470AD4 rivets that hold the ribs in place.

These could be accessed from the leading edge with a long drill bit. In general, I have been starting with a #40 drill bit to prevent damaging the holes.

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This allowed me to remove the inboard ribs. First the nose ribs,


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Then the aft ribs.


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Next, the two angles need to be removed. These require using an angle drill to reach inside the horizontal stabilizer. I used a small square to help keep the angle drill square to the surface.


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Both angles came out, and it became time to add relief notches to the spar.


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My spar had no relief notch whatsoever. This probably would have ended up cracked with the stress concentration in the corner. Figure 3 in the service bulletin was throwing me off due to how it was oriented. Flipping it upside down and marking it up helped me make better sense of it.


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Then, I used a cut off wheel in dremel to start the notches, and a rat tail file to finish them.


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I still needed to trim back the flanges on the spar. I used a piece of wood shim between the skin and the spar to prevent cutting the skin. I used a cut-off wheel in a dremel tool for this also.


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The parts were deburred the best I could.


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Finally for today, I prepped the ribs. I cut off the flanges, which eliminated the miss drilled hole. I also layer out the holes for the angles that get added as part of the reassembly process. I will put things to the side for now, since I am waiting for the parts from Van’s.


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