Brief Description: Trim Tab skin replacement and SB 06-09-20
Worked on several outstanding items today. First, I decided to pull the E-616PP Trim Cover Plate off the Left Elevator (in the rafters) to address Van's Service Bulletin (SB) 06-09-20. I had purchased the WD-415-1 Manual Trim Cable anchor a few months back and just today decided to R&R the old WD-415. Fairly easy to do at this point, and didn't take too long. Next, I tackled the larger job of replacing the skin on my Trim Tab due to a dent/blemish on the bottom side of the old one that has bugged me since early last year. I ordered the replacement skin at the same time I ordered the WD-415-1 Cable Anchor. This job took a bit longer, and the new skin is an improverment over the old one. Finally, I located a 6-32 bottoming tap at the local hardware store to be used to tap for the screws that will hold the AOA/Pitot tube to the mast. Good to get this miscellaneous stuff out of the way.
On the right is the old one and you can see the weld in the foreground is only half way across.
