mvidalr
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RV-8 Rudder skin damaged... need advise (help!)
Hello Folks!
I need some advise on a R-801PP rudder skin hole (3/32" dia., .020" sheet alum) which got damaged because I accidentally bent a cleco which was holding in place a R-815 rudder stiffener.
Before deciding whether to order a new skin, I'm thinking about enlarging this hole to 1/8" and use flush rivets AN426AD4-4 instead of AD3-3.5 in both skin and stiffener.
Am I thinking correctly? Is it something to be totally replaced, or just repaired?
Thanks!
Inner part of skin, dimpled and primed:
Here's a close-up with it's respective 3/32" flush rivet...:
Hello Folks!
I need some advise on a R-801PP rudder skin hole (3/32" dia., .020" sheet alum) which got damaged because I accidentally bent a cleco which was holding in place a R-815 rudder stiffener.
Before deciding whether to order a new skin, I'm thinking about enlarging this hole to 1/8" and use flush rivets AN426AD4-4 instead of AD3-3.5 in both skin and stiffener.
Am I thinking correctly? Is it something to be totally replaced, or just repaired?
Thanks!
Inner part of skin, dimpled and primed:
![damagedR801PP.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1070.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu483%2Fmvidalr%2FVans%2520Aircraft%2520RV8%2FdamagedR801PP.jpg&hash=41c8ac40080cc3ad4214e1d217ff6d0c)
Here's a close-up with it's respective 3/32" flush rivet...:
![damagedholeR801PP.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1070.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu483%2Fmvidalr%2FVans%2520Aircraft%2520RV8%2FdamagedholeR801PP.jpg&hash=dbd2bfac9d7a14fa5a0089eb014c2f7f)
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