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Merry Christmas and a very prosperous 2017 to all Commander nuts.
Nico
From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
CloudCraft
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3:19 PM
Subject: RE: Commander-List: Flap Gap Seals
Randy,
Sorry to hear about the flap gap seal debacle, yet at the same time glad
to hear you're still flying N6253X.
Merry Christmas to you and all in Commander Land,
Keith S Gordon
Sent on the fly =F0=9F=8C=90
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From: "Randy Dettmer, AIA" <rcdettmer@charter.net
<mailto:rcdettmer@charter.net> >
Subject: Commander-List: Flap Gap Seals
Hello Commander Fans,
Want to share a recent experience regarding flap gap seals. My 680F has
flap gap seals top and bottom. On a recent flight, the right top
inboard flap gap seal came loose, flew back and impacted the right
horizontal stabilizer. The impact caused a 2=9D diameter gouge in
the leading edge of the stabilizer along with other dents and scrapes.
I was not aware of the damage until noticing the gouge while re-fueling
the airplane. I was able to acquire a new replacement leading edge from
Nick at AeroAir (Hillsboro, OR 503 640 3711). Gary Gadberry
(Aircenter, Chattanooga, TN 423 893 5444) was able to provide a
replacement flap gap seal. Turns out that the rivets failed on the flap
gap seal and the seal just peeled away. If you have flap gap seals on
your Commander, I encourage you to inspect the condition of the rivets
regularly. We replaced several rivets on the other flap gap seals on
the plane. Airplane was grounded for about 3 weeks for acquisition of
parts and replacement. Happy and safe flying.
Randy Dettmer, AIA, NCARB
680F / N6253X
<http://www.dskarch.com/health_dsk_dettmer.htm>
Randy Dettmer, AIA, NCARB
t: 805 541 4864
<mailto:rcdettmer@dettmerarchitecture.com>
rcdettmer@dettmerarchitecture.com
<http://www.dskarch.com/contact.htm> San Francisco I
<http://www.dskarch.com/contact.htm> Los Angeles I
<http://www.dskarch.com/contact.htm> San Luis Obispo
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