Monthly Construction Log - December 2009

Date  
1 Primed wing skins.
2 Installed aileron bellcranks and push-pull tubes into wing frame.
3 No work.
4 No work.
5 Cut cable for Dynon remote magnetic compass module, and put connectors on both sides of cut to allow wing wiring to be completed before installing in fuselage. Test operated magnetic compass to verify wiring. Started fuel tank fitting installation. Riveted access panel rings and nutplates into bottom skin.
6 Continued work on fuel tank fittings. Drain fitting nut came loose before drain valve bottomed, so will need to disassemble and re-do Loctite on drain fitting nut.
7 No work.
8 No work.
9 No work.
10 No work.
11 No work.
12 No work.
13 Removed and reinstalled tank drain fitting.
14 Leak tested tank. Put thick cork on rear face of tank only and installed into wing frame. Had to extend outer tank mounting bolt slots ~1/16" due to tank shrinkage. Started bottom skin installation.
15 Riveted bottom skin except overlap areas.
16 No work.
17 Flipped wing on bench and installed clamp for fuel probe cable. Fitted and transfer drilled fuel line brackets. Deburred and primed brackets. Shortened fuel probe 1 3/4" and put single bend in.
18 No work. Received interior kit from Rans.
19 Riveted fuel line brackets and installed fuel line. Fuel probe fitting came loose (Loctite slipped) while installing fuel probe. Will order new tank withdrawal fitting on Monday and re-do later.
20 Installed connector on fuel probe cable. Riveted access panel rings in leading edge skin. Clecoed leading edge skin to wing.
21 No work.
22 No work.
23 No work.
24 No work.
25 No work.
26 Cut down spring tang for right rudder pedals. Received AAPQ-41 rivets from Rans. Riveted tank angle to tank skin, and clecoed tank skin to wing frame. Riveted tip rib and clecoed on all tip skins. Riveted all wing bottom skins. Also received 4 new tank withdrawal fittings. Found that with a single bend in the Princeton fuel probe you do NOT need to drill out the hex socket in the fitting - makes them much easier to install with the hex socket.
27 Flipped wing on bench. Installed new tank withdrawal fitting for fuel probe. Need to let the Loctite cure before installing probe.
28 No work.
29 No work.
30 Installed fuel probe.
31 No work.