My QB fuse came in the container after Phil's. I have some of the same issues
with the longerons and torques but the floor panels seem lined up.
A couple of things I have come across in the past few days while inspecting and
checking off the steps.
1. The bottom aft skin was drilled and dimpled where the F-1006B bulkhead and
tailcone bottom skin are supposed to be match drilled to it. I talked to Vans
and was given two options.... flatten out the dimples and match drill as per
instructions or trust the pre punches are lined up correctly. I have trusted
the pre punch in the past when replacing a skin on an elevator and everything
worked out fine by just drilling the holes in the skin to size and dimpling.
I am thinking I will just drill the tailcone by itself, dimple it and the put
it together with the holes that are already done on the fuselage.
2. The inboard and outboard forward seat rail supports were riveted to the bulkheads(F-1043A
L&R) using AN470 rivets instead of 426s. 470 is correct for the
bottom 4 rivets but the top two need to be 426s to get the F-1043D to lay flat
on the front to the seat bottom assembly. Since they were right at the edge
of the front panel I cut notches in the panel to allow the 470s to remain without
pushing out the panel. There are already holes or notches where bolt heads
protrude so I saw no problem in doing this. It's somewhat of a puzzle getting
the panel off without removing the gear bracket but it can be done.
3. The F-1004M wear strip was not installed by QB and no parts provided in kit.
Vans is sending the parts
4. The flap actuator brackets (F-1066B L&R) are cut into left and right. Right
is installed now and Left is retained for attaching the actuator. Right is
riveted to the plane and the left is in the Phillipines. A new part is coming
from Vans.
5. I remember reading somewhere that the QB process involved priming. Either
the primer they are using is clear or it was not done. The metal is nice and
greasy though [Shocked]
Just thought I'd add to the list to help anyone else out there trying to get through
the QB check.
bill
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