SB: 14-11-03 Issued (RV-12 Wing Skin-to-Spar Rivet Wear) - Page 3

mwardle7 · #21 05-25-2015, 01:41 PM

Flipping it over did the trick! Thanks!!!

joedallas · #22 06-17-2015, 05:05 PM

Required Action Inspect if no signs of rivet wear re-inspect at every annual.
My question has anyone found this problem in the first 400 hours or is this a item caused by fatigue.
Thanks

Joe Dallas

mcems · #23 06-17-2015, 07:47 PM

I can tell you that I have 650 hours and no sign what so ever of wear on these.

Brad Stiefvater
Salem SD

Hotscam · #24 06-18-2015, 03:32 AM

500 hours and no wear

scberry · #25 06-18-2015, 08:41 AM

When I did this I just slipped an 18" steel scale in the gap to protect the spar.

gblwy · #26 06-20-2015, 02:47 PM

I chamfered the edge of my parts at home before taking them to the plane to undertake the rest of the work. This is not the sequence called out in the plans, but I wanted to use tools I had at home.

Beware! In addition to checking which way to orient the part to make the holes line up, you also have to check which orientation does not result in overlapping an existing rivet (after drilling out the required ones). I guess that's three chances to do it wrong, and just one chance to get it right. Defer any chamfering until you are certain which orientation is correct for each wing!

Cheers...Keith

Rudi_F · #27 09-10-2015, 05:15 PM

Can someone help me with the order number for the SB 14-11-03 ?WING DOUBLER INSTALL KIT? I tried unsuccessfully every possible way to find the part in Van's Order system.
Thanks for your help

Mich48041 · #28 09-10-2015, 06:14 PM

I can not find it on their website either. But on my order form the part number is "SB 14-11-03" and the description is "12 Wing Doubler Kit" and price is $17.50

jetset44 · #29 07-05-2020, 01:00 AM

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I have a question related to this installation. On page 17-02 Step 4, the WARNING says to install a piece of steel in-between the spar caps and skins of the LEFT wing to protect the underlying spar caps from being inadvertently drilled. However, it seems to me this is an error in the manual, since the spar caps underlie these holes only on the RIGHT wing. On the left wing the spar caps are installed on the other side of the web, so they are nowhere near these holes.

My wing kit is only a year old, but I checked the original SB14-11-03 and it also clearly says to protect the left wing and that the right wing is not an issue here. So seems like the error started there and maybe never got corrected. Can anyone else corroborate this experience? Or am I misunderstanding something? Thanks!

Steve