---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/24/04: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:14 AM - Aileron repair (Weir, Douglas (CALYON)) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:14:58 AM PST US From: "Weir, Douglas (CALYON)" Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Aileron repair --> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "Weir, Douglas (CALYON)" Three weeks after I got my plane back from a very expensive paint job, my left aileron was damaged by a rolling cart one of my ramp-neighbors failed to secure during strong winds. There was a sharp strike to the aileron's trailing edge and a scrape down the edge toward the fuselage (about 18 in). I took the plane back to the paint shop, and they used pliers to squeeze the aileron back into shape (without breaking the skin), and then bondo'd and primed/painted the aileron. Took a couple hours at most (aside from waiting for things to dry), and it's impossible to find the repair today. Maybe in a couple of years it will pop out, but who knows, maybe it won't. Not sure how bad the damage is, but maybe worth trying to repair - you can always go spend $2000 for a new aileron if you don't like the way the repair worked. Good luck. *** Calyon **************************************************** This message and/or any attachments (the "message") is intended for the sole use of its addressee. If you are not the addressee, please immediately notify the sender and then destroy the message. The unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying (either whole or partial) of this e-mail, or any information it contains, is prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. As this message and/or any attachments may have been altered without our knowledge, its content is not legally binding on CALYON Corporate and Investment Bank. All rights reserved.