Hi Guys.
Could you have a look at these pics (link attached) and let me know your thoughts. I had some damage on the spars in shipping and have talked to Van's since day one regarding this. The damages weren't noticed till I got home and I notified the trucking company right away that there may be damages. Van's has been good and Gus say's that engineering thinks that the best solution would be to have them replaced although they said I could use them so basically it's up to me. From whewre I sit looking at the spars I feel they aren't that bad but I;m no expert. The issue I have is that the insurance claim will be a nightmare as I didn't notify or see it when I picked it up. It was -20 C and we shoved the crates in my truck. I tied them down and away I went. Noticed the damage when I got home.The damage was the end of the long crate the spars come in. A pallet fork had gone through and caused the damage. Who knows when it was done or by who. Have a look at the pics and see what you think. I've included part of the letter I sent to Van's.
Here is the link to the pics
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Please find attached some photos regarding the wing kit I just received and the damages I have found. I?ll try and explain it all here.
I received the shipment and it was loaded into my pickup. I didn?t notice at the time but when I got home I noticed that the end of the long crate had been damaged I assume from a pallet fort. I couldn?t see any damage from looking in the end but phoned the trucking company where I picked up to let them know. I said I would let them know if I had found any damages.
Upon opening the crate I found that the main spar (91447 L) had damage and (91447 FWD) also had some minor damage. The pics shows the main (91447 L) had the metal bent up. It seems that when whoever loaded or unloaded it in transit they shoved the fork into the crate to push on it or something. What this did was bend the metal up and scrape it. The rivet next to the bend seems as if it could be loose. I realize that this unit will be bolted together and that will bring it all back into shape and I have a press that I could reset the rivet again. The scrape I assume can be recoated with primer. I wanted you to see this and tell me if this is okay to use. I realize the shipping of a new one up here to Alberta would be expensive and time consuming plus the return of this one.
The (91447 FWD) has a slice in it along the flange although it?s hard to see in the pic but it?s basically cut into where the platenut rivets on. It only cut one side where a rivet would go. I believe I could use a backing plate for this platenut if that would be okay. I don?t believe it would interfere with anything. You?ll have to direct me on this one also.
Also when the spars where pushed in from the end of the crate the hardware bags got kind of mushed and torn. I?ve sent a few pics regarding this and the containers on my counter are the loose items that were strewn about the crate. I?ve manged to inventory pretty well all of the items and match them up although I?m missing a few that I can?t seem to find. They may have fell out of the crate in transit. They are listed below. A couple of other small items I believe I can find here at the local aircraft parts store.
Main wing spar Damage RV-9
New Spar
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