Hey guys,
While dimpling the rear spar on the right elevator for my RV10 with my pneumatic squeezer, I justtt missed one of the holes and tore a little flap of material out of the side of the dimple.
Here's the inside of the dimple:
And the outside:
You can see where the male end of the dimpler caught the edge of the hole and tore it a little. Dimpling in the proper hole pushed the little flap back down, resulting in that tiny tear on either side.
Here's one final picture with the location of the hole:
It?s right where my finger?s pointing.
What do you guys recommend I do? Will this require a replacement piece? I?ve read that you can stop drill the end of these cracks to prevent them from spreading - I just don?t know if this is small enough that it?ll just get clamped down by the rivet. I guess alternatively I might cleco everything together again, drill a hole on either side and add an extra rivet?
Thanks in advance for your help. I sent the same note to Van's builder support and will report back what they have to say.
While dimpling the rear spar on the right elevator for my RV10 with my pneumatic squeezer, I justtt missed one of the holes and tore a little flap of material out of the side of the dimple.
Here's the inside of the dimple:
And the outside:
You can see where the male end of the dimpler caught the edge of the hole and tore it a little. Dimpling in the proper hole pushed the little flap back down, resulting in that tiny tear on either side.
Here's one final picture with the location of the hole:
What do you guys recommend I do? Will this require a replacement piece? I?ve read that you can stop drill the end of these cracks to prevent them from spreading - I just don?t know if this is small enough that it?ll just get clamped down by the rivet. I guess alternatively I might cleco everything together again, drill a hole on either side and add an extra rivet?
Thanks in advance for your help. I sent the same note to Van's builder support and will report back what they have to say.