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Subject: | seat rivits wearing hole into fuel tank |
Hi Guys,
I know it was mentioned in the past but having experienced it , I
thought I would bring it up again. The rivets that hold the seat belt in
place on the bottom of the seat may wear a hole in the top of the fuel
tank. We have been smelling gas at times in the cockpit and have finally
found it during our annual insp. yesterday. It was intermittent as it
was only noticeable when the tank was full. One of the front seat rivets
wore into the fiberglass on the top of the tank producing a gouge (not
quite through) which allowed gas to get the carpet on top of the tank
wet and smell. Our fix was to slit the carpet with a razor knife and
fold it back. Then we mixed a 2 part epoxy, filled the area in and
around the gouge and applied a 1 1/2" fiberglass patch over the area and
applied more epoxy. No more smell. Then to avoid any future problems we
cut small squares of thick carpet and glued them in place around the
rivets so they did not contact the tank. I think Thom Riddle had
suggested this in the past ?
fly safe
Bob Griffin
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