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Scope of work

07-05-2004

4.0

Marked rib centerlines on left wing

Aligned top rear skin and drilled and clecoed skin to main spar of left wing

Aligned rib center lines and drilled and clecoed skin to the rear ribs of left wing

07-06-2004

6.0

Cut, bent and shaped 8 false ribs for the top rear skin

Cut, bent and shaped 6 false ribs for the bottom rear skin

Marked, drilled and clecoed the rear channel to the top rear skin of the left wing

Drilled and clecoed the fuel tank rear channel to the top rear skin.

Marked the inboard end of the left wing top rear skin for the cutout area

Drilled all holes in ribs, rear channel and fuel tank rear channel up to size.

Countersunk the six rivet holes at the main spar to top rear skin and installed flush rivets

Marked, drilled, aligned and clecoed the 4 false ribs to the top rear skin of the left wing

07-07-2004

5.0

Turned left wing over and leveled the wing with a 1”X6” 12’ board holding up the trailing edge

Positioned and aligned the lower rear skin

Drilled and clecoed the skin to the main spar and rear ribs

Drilled and clecoed 3 false ribs to the lower rear skin

Used a 1”X6” 10’ long MDF board painted white to help hold the skin flat

Made cutout in the inboard lower trailing edge

Marked, drilled and filed the 2 slots for the flaperon brackets in the inboard trailing edge

07-08-2004

4.5

Marked, drilled and filed the 3rd slot for the flaperon bracket in the outboard trailing edge

Drilled and clecoed the trailing edge to the rear channel and lower rear skin

07-09-2004

5.0

Marked, drilled and filed the 4 slots for the slat brackets in the nose skin of the left wing

Aligned, drilled and clecoed the nose skin to the bottom of the left wing spar

Aligned nose ribs, drilled and clecoed them to the nose skin

Used piano hinge wire thru the slat attachment bracket hos to help hold down the nose skin and a 1”X6” MDF board to hold the nose skin flat against the nose ribs

Marked, drilled, nibbled and filed the slot for the forward lift strut attachment fitting

Laid out rivet pattern for the angle support at the lift strut fitting

07-10-2004

7.0

Drilled and clecoed the angle support and the lift strut fitting

Laid out rivet pattern for jury strut fittings at rib #2

Drilled and clecoed on half of the jury strut fittings at rib #2

Fabricated the flaperon bracket alignment tool

Cut, filed, drilled and clecoed the 4 flaperon attachment arms to the bottom of the left wing

Drilled all remaining holes to #40 on the bottom of the left wing and clecoed with silver clecos

Drilled all the holes on the bottom of the left wing to #30 and clecoed with copper clecos

Drilled 8 holes in the lift strut fitting and support angle to #20 and installed black clecos

07-12-2004

6.5

Laid out rivet pattern for second half of both jury strut fittings at rib #2

Drilled, shaped and trimmed the jury strut fittings

Shaped, trimmed and filed the L angles at 4 flaperon attachment arms

Disassembled bottom of wing, deburred all holes and started applying Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces

07-13-2004

3.0

Finished applying Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces of the bottom and nose skins

Assembled bottom of wing with clecos

Pulled rivets in bottom of wing except along leading edge and forward lift strut angle

Turned wing right side up and leveled wing

07-14-2004

8.0

Filed, and smoothed the 4 flaperon attachment arms for the bottom of the right wing

Filed and smoothed the 8 L angles for the flaperon brackets for the right wing

Filed and smoothed the forward lift strut attachment for the right wing

Cut, filed and smoothed the 12 fuel tank channel for both wings

Removed top skin from left wing

Removed top skin cutout inboard of rib #1 and filed the edges smooth

Drilled  and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces and installed the 6 fuel tank channels on ribs #1 and #2 and on main spar of the left wing

Reinstalled top skin on left wing

Worked nose skin into position and drilled with #40 and clecoed skin to nose ribs

Cleaned nose skin for marking of main spar rivet line

07-15-2004

5.0

Marked and drilled main spar rivet holes to #40

Marked and drilled bent L angle rivet holes to #40

Drilled all holes in nose skin up to #30

08-05-2004

8.0

Built access panel to mount pitot-static tube on

Built reinforcement panel for access panel

Aligned and drilled access panel to accept pitot-static tube

Marked and cut out area between nose ribs #3 and #4 to install pitot-static tube

Aligned and drilled reinforcement panel and nose skin

Installed #6 screw nutplates on reinforcement panel

Fit all parts together then removed the pitot tube to continue work on the wing

08-07-2004

5.0

Deburred all remaining holes in nose skin

Riveted the angle support and lift strut fitting to wing bottom

Riveted forward jury strut fitting to bottom of wing

Riveted bottom half of nose skin to skeleton

Riveted pitot tube reinforcement panel  to nose skin

Removed top wing skin

Attached cork to fuel tank and wing skeleton channels

Drilled fuel tank outlet hole in rib #1

Drilled fuel tank drain hole in lover wing skin

Installed nutplates for strobe power supplies on left and right wing spar tips.

Clecoed L angles  on end of left and right spar tips

08-10-2004

5.0

Fabricated domed access covers to go on top of both wings over the capacitive type fuel quantity probes

08-11-2004

3.0

Attached cork to side of right fuel tank

Cut holes in top of both fuel tanks for fuel probe

Installed fuel probe in each fuel tank

08-13-2004

2.0

Fabricated reinforcement rings for the domed fuel probe access covers

08-15-2004

3.0

Ran wires for the nav and strobe lights the length of the wing

Built wire harness for fuel probe and installed in the wing

Installed 2 styroform battans on top of fuel tank

Installed strobe power supply in wing tips of both wings

Installed finger strainer and nipple for fuel outlet of tank

Attached fuel tank ground wire and wing ground wire to #1 rib

08-16-2004

4.0

Installed pitot and static lines in wing and secured with ties

Cut holes in top wing skin for fuel filler neck and domed access panel

Drilled all holes for the domed access panel

Deburred all holes on inside of top wing skin

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

08-17-2004

6.0

Installed #8 nutplates on domed access panel

Installed access panel on wing skin

Inspected inside of left wing prior to closing up the wing

Installed top skin on wing

Pulled all the rivets on the wing top skin

Drilled the trailing edge holes and deburred the holes

Squeezed all the rivets on the trailing edge

Marked and cut the wing tip curved top skin and bottom skin

Fluted the wing tip top and bottom angles and clecoed in place

Began the alignment of the fiberglass wing tip panel

08-18-2004

6.0

Trimmed nose skin to proper size

Fit and trimmed the wing tip skin and clecoed in place

Drilled mounting holes in both fiberglass wingtip panels for the Nav/Strobe lights

08-19-2004

8.0

Built an access panel and reinforcing plate for the panel to go on the wingtip skin

Painted the fiberglass wingtip with gray primer, inside and outside

Installed the Nav/Strobe light head on the fiberglass wingtip

Clecoed fiberglass wingtip in position on the wing

Ran the electrical wires to the strobe power supply and the nav light

Tested the strobe and nav lights for operation, both work fine

Secured all wires in the wingtip bay

08-20-2004

4.0

Rolled the edge of the top, bottom, nose and wingtip skin for a better fit

Riveted wingtip top and bottom angles to the skin

Riveted wingtip to top and bottom angles

Predrilled holes for wing root skin

Measured and laid out the wing root skin pattern

Began drilling and clecoing wing root skin in place

08-22-2004

4.0

Finished drilling and clecoing wing root skin in place

Drilled all wing root skin holes up to size

Total Time:

112.0

Left wing done until fuselage is finished