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Chris's RV-14A Site
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Date:  11-24-2018
Number of Hours:  2.00
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Removed the lower cowling to inspect things and found one of the exhaust brackets broken. The little steel "L" bracket was broken but not at the bend which seemed strangee but I replaced it and will keep an eye on things. The loose support for the exhaust pipe was loose and apparently broke the drain line from the fuel pump so that was replaced as well. The top cowling is showing rub marks from the rubber baffles that are concerning. Others have mentioned this and that the rubber eventually sawed it's way into the cowling honeycomb layer which is not a good thing. I took the top cowling home and added a couple strips of fiberglass over the area where the rubbing happened and hopefully this will prevent the rubber from cutting into the cowling again.
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Black marks from the rubber cutting

Black marks from the rubber cutting

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Extra fiberglass layers added

Extra fiberglass layers added

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