Section 32 Baggage Area Finish mistake and repair

RV14 Build March 17 & 25

Baggage Area

I received the replacement part prepped and primed it. When Matt and I started to install it we messed. I didn't have the bucking bar in the correct location, it was next to the rivet not on it, when we tried to set it. The location is tight and you are doing this by feel. Well it cracked the flange of the rib.

I emailed Vans and asked about stop drilling it, although i think the crack went into the rivet hole, and making a double between the 2 rivet holes. They said this would be sufficient for this area. I used the old part that was messed up already to get the rivet hole pattern and made the doubler from 2024-t3 .032.

I matched drilled the holes, this worked okay. I wanted to carry it out to 2 more rivet holes to help transfer the load.

I ground down the flange and deburred with cratex bits just incase the crack didn't got into the rivet hole. Its really hard to see things upside down through a mirror. Put a little self etching primer on.

The problem is the last hole on the left was dimpled and the doubler didn't lay flat so the doubler has a little bow in it, so it probably doesn't transfer the load but it can't hurt.

 Now that I repaired that time to finish this section. The flap motor brace and bracket.

 More of the flap motor bracket.

Section 32 6.5 Man Hours

Section 32 Baggage Area

RV14 Build February 22-23

Baggage Area

The baggage area is basically done excepts for the last few lines of solid rivets that I had some confusion on.

Getting ready to prime the parts.

Done with Priming

I started to countersink this and it looks symetrical, but it def is not! now a need to order a new part.

Not symmetrical

Starting to install the floors. I did a mix of trying to get into the cockpit and sit on the bulkheads and just leaning over the edge on a later to try and set all these pop rivets. For now Im going to leave of the seat back hinges till after top coating. The hinges are anodized metal already and I don't want the topcoat to interfere.

More progress.

Decided it would be easier to have the plans in the plane with me to see the rivet call outs.

One side is almost done.

Done!! I used the double bend 3/32 rivet set to get the rivets in the back of the floor boards.

The rivets that are highlighted are flush, except the plans don't have you dimple the baggage ride or rear wall??? Vans says a solid 470 rivet is fine or to drill them out to 1/8' and use the LP3-4 pop rivets.

Well this decision can wait for now, and Im out of 470-3-3 so Im going to pop rivet on the rest of the baggage area sides.

Baggage Area 9.0 Hours

Section 32 Baggage Area

RV14 Build February 10

Baggage Area

Started moving forward on the baggage area. I installed the flap rod guides already and now making the seat back hinges.

I was extra careful with these, since I had a rough go of it with the cowling hinge when it came to riveting. I made sure to be as exact as I could to get them cut and the hole drilled in the correct location. Don't think this level of accuracy is super important, just dont want to find out the hard way.

Hinges cut and centerline drawn. I would recommend drawing the line on both sides.

When you cleko them on the line is on the opposite side of the baggage area floor holes and makes it impossible to match drill along them this way.

In the hole above "lot" you can see a line that a transferred to the other side.

I decided I wanted panel powered headset Lemo jacks. The floors dont come with them cut and they are a double D hole so I had to try and "make" the holes.

First I drilled with a bit that was close the .49" distance across.

Then I tried to be very careful with a Dremel cutter and form the holes from that. When the harness arrives ill see how close I came!

Baggage 9.0 Hours