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| Subject: | Re: leaking access cover |
Gary:
Guess what I did this past week?
Here are some pictures of a hatch seal. Obviously not by that sticky
finger hatch attack.
Barry
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So, 5 years ago this month, I resealed both wing tanks and all access
> covers on this guys Tiger. Apparently the local guy at the Columbia, CA
> airport didn't have resealing experience. The reseal and annual took 6
> months. There was a LOT of stuff wrong. Most notable was the spinner with
> 1/4 inch runout. The rear backing plate was that far off.
>
> So, I get a call last week and the owner wants me to reseal the access
> covers. I don't know about you, I don't normally inspect inside the fuel
> tank at annual. For some reason, ALL of the access covers had been off
> since I resealed them 5 years ago.
>
> Here is a shot of one access cover that leaked so bad it wouldn't hold
> fuel. The owner said the mechanic he used had tried three times to seal it.
>
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| Subject: | Re: leaking access cover |
I like when the sealant comes off like that. -Was it leaking? -Looks li
ke it was sealed well.=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: FL
YaDIVE <flyadive@gmail.com>=0ATo: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com =0ASent: F
riday, July 20, 2012 6:28 PM=0ASubject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: leaking acces
s cover=0A =0A=0AGary:=0A=0AGuess what I did this past week?=0A=0AHere are
some pictures of a hatch seal. -Obviously-not by that sticky finger hat
ch attack.=0A=0ABarry=0A=0AOn Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Gary Vogt <team
grumman@yahoo.com> wrote:=0A=0ASo, 5 years ago this month, I resealed both
wing tanks and all access covers on this guys Tiger. -Apparently the loca
l guy at the Columbia, CA airport didn't have resealing experience. -The
reseal and annual took 6 months. -There was a LOT of stuff wrong. -Most
notable was the spinner with 1/4 inch runout. -The rear backing plate wa
s that far off.=0A>=0A>=0A>So, I get a call last week and the owner wants m
e to reseal the access covers. -I don't know about you, I don't normally
inspect inside the fuel tank at annual. -For some reason, ALL of the acce
ss covers had been off since I resealed them 5 years ago.=0A>=0A>=0A>Here i
s a shot of one access cover that leaked so bad it wouldn't hold fuel. -T
he owner said the mechanic he used had tried three times to seal it.
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