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Stevens Web Site
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Date: 3-21-2006
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Number of Hours: 0.10
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Brief Description: Complied with fuel pickup Service Bulletin
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I did not get to really work in the shop tonight because I had to go to a missions committee at my church (Tucker First United Methodist Church). We are planning a weekend trip to Gulfport, Mississippi to help repair the house of the assistant fire chief in Gulfport. It was all but destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. So, there will be no airplane work for Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I did get a little work in tonight, however. My Vans order came in with my safety wire. I used some of it to safety wire the AN nut on the fuel intake , as per the Service Bulletin Vans published just last week. On a final note, last week I sent my pneumatic rivet squeezer back to Avery tools because it would not squeeze 1/8 inch rivets any more. I am sure that it is out of warranty, but Bob Avery said to send it back to him and he would look it over. I boxed it up and sent it with a letter. As a funny last line, I asked Bob Avery to lecture the squeezer so that it would straighten up and fly right. Just yesterday, he sent me the following e-mail:March 20, 2006Dear Stephen:I disassembled your squeezer and left him locked up overnight with all the loose parts in my squeezer parts bin. I threatened him with life without parole in the parts bin should he not straighten up & fly right. (It's quite easy to get that here in Texas -- it's called "cowboy justice" and all you need to get a conviction is to wear cowboy boots & a cowboy hat to court and present as exhibit "A" a 6 pack of longnecks !!).The next day I cleaned up all the parts, polished a few key internal parts, re-greased all the bearings, and reassembled. Gave him a serious talking to and reminded him what fate awaits him should he return to Texas. I've had him squeeze a couple dozen 1/8" rivets and he seems to be doing just fine now. I've included a book for the purpose of reading him his rights, should he stray and start acting up again. He is on the way back to you today.Regards;Bob AveryP.S. No charge -- all the other parts in the bin took up a c
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Fuel intake line safety wired
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