Hi Guys
I wanted to get some opinions from you guys.
We have just done the SB-12-11-09 and found cracks in our center section holes for the outside gear attachment bolts.
The right side has some small cracks but our left hand side aft bolt hole has some MAJOR cracks and underneath the hole it looks like a tear with some of the aluminum HIGHER on the left hand side of the crack than the right of the crack.
Vans suggests stop drilling the cracks as per SB and also they suggest an ADDITIONAL doubler plate over the aft hole on both sides.
VANS assures us that this will prevent any further damaged but my partners and i are also concerned with cracks we might not be able to see.
These crack are of huge concern to us especially in such a structurally important part. In one of the pics you can see a crack even running with the grain of the center section.
I know VANS knows best but what do you guys think, any input will be appreciated.
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