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| Subject: | carpet wear on top of main fuel tank |
--> Allegro-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" <jtriddle@adelphia.net>
Since we have the oldest Allegro in the USA (400+ hours), I guess we are finding
things before others with newer airplanes. Here is one that you can easily prevent.
Problem
The rivets on the seat bottom that hold the seat support web/straps to the fiberglass
seat shell extend downward well below the straps and bear on the carpet
on top of the main fuel tank. With time, these rivet protrusions rub holes through
the carpet and would eventually rub a hole in the fuel tank top.
Our Solution
We cut strips of outdoor carpeting about three inches wide and glued them in place
over the web/straps to cover the rivet protrusions. Eventually, the rivets
will rub through the carpet strips but the thickness is such that the carpet
will keep them from doing any more damage to the tank top carpet and the tank
top itself. I suppose we could cut small holes in the carpet strips around the
rivets but we did not.
There are probably other more elegant solutions but this was cheap, simple and
effective.
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Thom in Buffalo
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