Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Header Tank Vent and Wiring Work

We are adding a vent for the header tank in the right main fuel tank.  This will require us to drill a hole in the tank at the high point of the tank and install a fuel fitting/bung.  In order to provide room for this addition, a small section of the root rib was trimmed back with a Dremel sanding wheel.  

The wiring for the ELT and Trim Servo were neatly routed and cable tied from the rear of the fuselage to the front.  High temperature (280F) industrial cables ties were used.  Also, self-sealing silicone tape was added at each attach point to keep the cable ties from abrading the metal members.

All the cable ties around the ELT were replaced with with the Hi-Temp cable ties.  And finally the ELT mounting tray was riveted to the fuselage with CCP-42 rivets.  

Also, the excess material on the mounting tabs of the header tanks was trimmed off.  Hours: 2

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