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Kurt Haller RV-9A
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Date:  1-2-2009
Number of Hours:  4.00
Manual Reference:  7
Brief Description:  Rivet left flap top and bottom skins

Finished up riveting the left top flap skin. The leverage trick wasn't working well for the TE rivets. Found that with a slightly pre-squeezed rivet, I could sneak a thin-nose, no-hole yoke in to squeeze the trailing edge rivets. But that was tough too and three of the trailers were severely deformed on the shop end. Drilled these out and the heck with it, popped in 3 MK-319-BS pull rivets.

Clecoed on the left flap bottom skin. Inserted the AEX wedge and drilled and clecoed every third TE hole to the flat table. There was a slight lift at the outboard end, so weighted the spar with sandbags.

Decided I'd had enuogh of bucking on these bloody flaps, so I riveted both the spar and the skins with MK-319-BS rivets. Will need to buy more for the right flap. One rivet failed to set properly and needs to be replaced. Riveting the TE is the last step and the left flap is done.
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