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Date:  2-7-2017
Number of Hours:  1.30
Manual Reference:  8-67
Brief Description:  Upper / Lower front baggage bulkheads

I started with the next step which is to cleco the upper and lower baggage bulkheads together. It was then that I noticed the the lower bulkhead really needed to be painted on both sides as it will be visible from the pilot/co-pilot point of view. So, before clecoing and riveting the parts - I need to pause and paint. (See pic #1)

I decided to install some more of the interior parts/skins to see if there were other parts that needed to be painted as I knew that there was some touch-up work on some of previously painted parts so a look at the weather shows that Saturday will be prime weather for painting.

I decided to paint the inside of the lower baggage area as I will be installing the smoke tank down there and it would be better to have that panel painted in case of smoke oil spoils. (See Pic #2)

Looks like I painted the wrong side of the aft baggage shelf, so add that one to the list to be painted. I also needed to drill, deburr, smooth, scotchbrite, clean and prime the small attach brackets that hold the upper portion of the aft baggage door.
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lower baggage bulkhead

lower baggage bulkhead

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lower baggage compartment skin

lower baggage compartment skin

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aft baggage shelf

aft baggage shelf

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