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Scope of work

03-31-2004

Horizontal stabilizer and elevator parts laid out except the skins.

04-01-2004

7.0

Positioned, drilled and clecoed upper and lower doublers to stabilizer front spar

Positioned, drilled and clecoed the rear ribs and nose rib to the forward spar

Shaped, positioned, drilled and clecoed both front attach brackets

Positioned, drilled and clecoed upper and lower doublers to stabilizer rear spar

Positioned, drilled, and clecoed ribs to the rear spar

Positioned, drilled, and clecoed the tip ribs to the rear spar

04-02-2004

3.5

Shaped and pre-drilled aft bracket

Positioned and drilled aft bracket

Drilled all holes to proper size in stabilizer skeleton

Disassembled stabilizer skeleton, deburred all holes and smoothed all edges

Removed all tags and cleaned components for application of corrosion inhibitor

04-03-2004

8.0

Applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces of the stabilizer skeleton

Assembled the stabilizer skeleton and riveted

Marked rivet lines on bottom of stabilizer skin

Drilled and clecoed bottom skin to skeleton

Marked cutout for aft bracket

Disassembled, debured holes in skeleton and inside of skin

Clecoed bottom skin in place

Deburred all holes and riveted bottom skin to skeleton

04-04-2004

3.0

Marked all rivet lines on top stabilizer skin

Marked area for cut-out for front brackets

Wrapped top skin down, drilled and clecoed skin in position

04-05-2004

4.0

Finished drilling the top skin and brought all holes up to proper size

Cutout area for front brackets

Marked and cut-out area for elevator cable

Clecoed front and rear brackets in place

Clecoed top skin in position

04-06-2004

4.0

Laid out all parts to the elevator

Marked and predrilled elevator spar for aft ribs

Marked and installed aft ribs to spar

Marked and installed the right nose rib

Made rear rib angles, drilled and installed to spar tips

Marked, drilled and installed the elevator channel

04-07-2004

3.0

Shaped and drilled both upper rudder hinge angles

Drilled and shaped both outboard hinge plates

Made 10mm long and 8mm long bushings for the rudder hinges

04-08-2004

2.0

Predrilled center hinge gusset

Made necessary L-angles

Made elevator horns drilling jig

Made 2.5mm center hinge bushing

04-09-2004

1.5

Predrilled elevator center hinge and gusset, clecoed in place

05-03-2004

6.0

Drilled and installed elevator skin to #40 clecoes

Marked area for cutout on top of skin

05-04-2004

3.0

Drilled all holes in skin up to size

Drilled trailing edge for solid rivets.

05-05-2004

6.0

Marked area for cutout on bottom of skin

Cutout areas on top and bottom of skins

Aligned and drilled elevator center hinge angle

Aligned and drilled upper and lower control horns

Marked leading edge to enlarge cutout to clear aft side of stabilizer

05-06-2004

3.0

Enlarged cutout in leading edge of elevator to 85 mm to clear aft side of stabilizer

Located, drilled and clecoed elevator outboard hinge pins

Located the proper position, marked, drilled and clecoed the outboard hinge plates to the stabilizer

05-26-2004

3.0

Made new elevator center hinge angle

Aligned and drilled elevator center hinge angle

Made new outboard hinge plates

Located the proper position, marked, drilled and clecoed the outboard hinge plates to the stabilizer

Trimmed 3mm from the trailing edge of the top stabilizer skin for elevator clearance

05-31-2004

3.5

Drilled all holes to size on stabilizer and elevator

Disassembled and deburred all holes in stabilizer and elevator

Applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces of the elevator skeleton and inside of elevator skin

06-01-2004

2.0

Cleaned aluminum elevator control parts with E-2310 Aluma-Dyne Phosphoic Acid Etch

Applied E-2300 Aluma-Dyne Conversion Coating to elevator control parts

Assembled and riveted elevator skeleton

Assembled elevator and riveted skin on lower side

06-02-2004

3.5

Primed elevator control parts with Zinc Oxide

Sprayed inside of elevator and stabilizer with Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor

Clecoed top skins down on elevator and stabilizer

Installed rivets in top skins of elevator and stabilizer

Installed elevator control parts on elevator

12-12-2004

5.0

Marked, drilled and installed the elevator trim tab

Marked and cut the access hole for the electric trim servo

Drilled the mounting holes for the trim servo

Cut the trim servo push-pull tube to the proper length

Attached a DB9 connector to the end of the servo wires and made a pip-tail harness to go thru the elevator nose rib and connect to the fuselage wiring

Shaped and drilled the access hole cover plate and the elevator skin for later riveting

Squeezed all the rivets in the elevator trailing edge

Total Time:

71.0

Horizontal surfaces complete until final mating with the horizontal stabilizer