vic syracuse
Well Known Member
I thought I should let everyone know that yesterday during a preflight I noticed that the left trim tab had a little more slop in it than usual. I took off the trim cable access cover plate, and it came completely off, meaning the nut was broken from the wd-415 weldment. I know we have talked in the past about that particular piece not looking quite sturdy enough, and right now that looks to be the case. I have a little over 320 hours on the airplane. I did not notice it on my post flight Sunday, but on my preflight prior to my commute home yesterday.
Talk about a miracle, though, and the advantages of the RV community. I live at Mallard's Landing in Georgia, and so does Aaron Sims, another RV-10 builder who is not flying yet. Guess who's parts I got to borrow?
So, I am replacing both mine and Aarons with the parts from Dave at Rivethead-aero.com. Ordered them and 4 new cover plates from Van;s last night. I would recommend to those of you who are flying that you check these regularly.
Now, for my opinion on the actual safety if a failure occurs? I think the trim cables are pretty stiff. I did go ahead and make the 15 minute flight home with no problem. If both of them broke, we might have a different story, but that's only conjecture.
Here's the link for the parts:
http://www.rivethead-aero.com/rv10_005.htm
Vic
Talk about a miracle, though, and the advantages of the RV community. I live at Mallard's Landing in Georgia, and so does Aaron Sims, another RV-10 builder who is not flying yet. Guess who's parts I got to borrow?
So, I am replacing both mine and Aarons with the parts from Dave at Rivethead-aero.com. Ordered them and 4 new cover plates from Van;s last night. I would recommend to those of you who are flying that you check these regularly.
Now, for my opinion on the actual safety if a failure occurs? I think the trim cables are pretty stiff. I did go ahead and make the 15 minute flight home with no problem. If both of them broke, we might have a different story, but that's only conjecture.
Here's the link for the parts:
http://www.rivethead-aero.com/rv10_005.htm
Vic