heygeronimo
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So I am finally almost through with the tail overhaul. We installed all the forgings to eliminate the AD. We are having an issue now though on reassembly. Someone who is familiar with this air frame will know what I am talking about.
I am currently having an issue installing the rudder. We got the rudder mounted but for some reason the bracket on the rudder torque tube does not seat up correctly to the bottom of the rudder. There is about a 1/8-1/4 inch gap. If I were to try and tighten the three bolts down that hold it in place, I would surely be putting excessive tension on the rudder. My IA helping me with the final stages says we could make a shim out of aluminum.
would this be legal to do? If it were legal would it be safe? What would be the strongest aluminum I could get my hands on to make the shim out of?
Since this bracket is part of the tail area inspection AD, I would really like to know if this is SAFE to do, and what material would be equally strong as the forged rudder bracket if not stronger...
Thanks in advance!
I am currently having an issue installing the rudder. We got the rudder mounted but for some reason the bracket on the rudder torque tube does not seat up correctly to the bottom of the rudder. There is about a 1/8-1/4 inch gap. If I were to try and tighten the three bolts down that hold it in place, I would surely be putting excessive tension on the rudder. My IA helping me with the final stages says we could make a shim out of aluminum.
would this be legal to do? If it were legal would it be safe? What would be the strongest aluminum I could get my hands on to make the shim out of?
Since this bracket is part of the tail area inspection AD, I would really like to know if this is SAFE to do, and what material would be equally strong as the forged rudder bracket if not stronger...
Thanks in advance!
