CharlieWaffles
Well Known Member
My RV10 has about 60 hours on it and as we were reassembling the plane after paint, I noticed there was a hairline crack on the rudder skin. It is at the lower edge where the rudder joins with the bottom fairing. I chose to make my fairing removable with nut plates and screws rather than pop riveting it in place. The crack appears to be following the perimeter of the spar itself.
I post so that others are aware of the possibility of cracking in this location. It was quite difficult to notice it was even there. I resolved the issue by stop drilling it with a very small bit.
I post so that others are aware of the possibility of cracking in this location. It was quite difficult to notice it was even there. I resolved the issue by stop drilling it with a very small bit.
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