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Date:  4-22-2020
Number of Hours:  5.25
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Brief Description:  Oil Door Latch

Continued work to prevent oil door from opening in flight.

Tried fitting door with aluminum strip attached last time, however the latch is still not holding. Drilled and riveted strip in place to pevent movement. Latch still not engaging fully. Drilled out rivets holding latch and installed an aluminum shim under the latch, which helped a bit but still not holding securely. Tried slightly bending the latch, but still no luck.

Giving up on spring latch and installing cam-locks per Van's plans.

Drilled out and removed aluminum strip. Drilled holes for cam-locks.

Had to sand down the door on one side to thin it so the cam-lock engaged properly. Riveted cam-locks sockets per plans, and installed cams to door.

Mixed epoxy with flox and applied to fill rivet holes from the strip attached earlier in the day. Installed a small piece of foam into the door where the latch was and epoxied this into place.
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