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Date:  7-10-2009
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Fwd Fuselage - Position Firewall exactly 3

I spent another hour measure the firewall distance from the edge of skins ensuring it was 5/8s. Remember the green centerline. Well if you center the centerlin in the hole the firwall is back 1/32 from where it should be to make it 5/8 from skin edge. I know 1/32 doesn't sound measurable but when you spend a bunch of time with this you'll see what I mean.

So I ignored the flange centerline and just ensured the firewall was 5/8 back from the edge of the side skins and from the bottom skin. So web of firewall is 5/8 aft from edge of skin all the way around. I hope this is right thing to do. The center line is still visible in the holes, but at the very edge.

Photos below show a little relief between the firewall flange and skin. The relief varies around the firewall so I guess it is because the firewall flange is different lengths in different places. I think I'm ready to drill but per plan I'll take a break and come back later.
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Firewall ready to drill

Firewall ready to drill

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Blue skin appears behind firewall

Blue skin appears behind firewall

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Tiny blue relief on bottom skin

Tiny blue relief on bottom skin

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