This is a question about whether we need to figure out a way to remove some rivets... We bought our 9A already flying, and the passenger step cracked a while back. We've just started the replacement process. The part numbers that follow are from drawing 29.
We started by drilling the heads off the pop rivets of the right baggage floor (F-747-R) and drilling out the heads of the flush rivets that hold the floor and inboard baggage rib (F-727-R) and nut plates together. A couple of the rivets are still holding, so we decided not to push it with too much drilling and wait for reinforcements (i.e. experienced folks) tomorrow or the next day.
Meanwhile, after taking off the baggage bulkheads, we saw that the flange on the aft end of the baggage floor is riveted to nut plates and the fuselage bulkheads (F-706-B and F-706A-R) with about 15 flush rivets. Is it possible to access the area below the baggage floor without removing these rivets? (They're a little hard to see in the photo, because everything is gray.)
We started by drilling the heads off the pop rivets of the right baggage floor (F-747-R) and drilling out the heads of the flush rivets that hold the floor and inboard baggage rib (F-727-R) and nut plates together. A couple of the rivets are still holding, so we decided not to push it with too much drilling and wait for reinforcements (i.e. experienced folks) tomorrow or the next day.
Meanwhile, after taking off the baggage bulkheads, we saw that the flange on the aft end of the baggage floor is riveted to nut plates and the fuselage bulkheads (F-706-B and F-706A-R) with about 15 flush rivets. Is it possible to access the area below the baggage floor without removing these rivets? (They're a little hard to see in the photo, because everything is gray.)