Fuselage

Baggage Side Covers  ( 3 hrs )

Deburred edges and holes, dimpled as needed Baggage Side Covers.   After priming, riveted LH side panels to Fuse.  Cleco'd RH side, ready to rivet next work session.   Note:  top of each panel is supposed to be underneath Fuse Side Ribs, but I installed over - fits OK, and much better/smoother appearance.

trial fit

partially riveted.   Flush rivets at Aft Bulkhead.  Blind everywhere else

LH Side done.   Prefer Side Panel "over" Fuse Side Ribs

Fuselage

Flap Motor Channel ( 2 hrs )

Added nutplates to Channel and Splice per Sect 32-06,  then completed installation of Flap Motor Channel, Splice and Brackets per Sect 32-07 Steps 1-4.

 

  re-oriented pic into upright position.  Trial fit Flap Motor/actuator

Fuselage

Flap Motor Channel ( 2 hrs )

Deburred Baggage Floor Splice, Flap Motor Channel, and Brackets.  Did a trial fit...found brackets difficult to insert.  I checked 3 times to see if I was interpreting dwgs correctly.  Instructions state "pull flap motor channel aft as required when installing the flap motor brackets".   Due to divergent shape, they are tight until in actual position...then fit and align well.  Put I was straining to get them installed.  [ note:  during next day preparing to re-assemble, I noticed rivets for bottom of channel weren't called out until Fig 2,  which is after instructions to pull the channel back.   Duh...!  I'd been assuming top and bottom would be riveted prior to inserting brackets, so didn't remove clecos at bottom.  THAT makes it much easier to pull channel back to slip in brackets.  It pays to scrutinize every word and every detail dwg all the way through. ]   Primed parts, ready to rivet.

inserted bolt in brackets --> axle for flap actuator assembly

Fuselage

Baggage Floor ( 3 hrs )

Completed Baggage Floor riveting, including along rear Bulkheads.

 

Fuselage

Baggage Floors ( 4 hrs )

Cont'd Sect 32-05 at Steps 6 & 7 riveting Baggage Floors to Fuse.  About 80% done.  Mostly blind rivets (LP4-3) but some flush 426  4-4 around perimeter.   The blind rivets go quickly, but there are lots of them.  Against the Fuse wall, used wedge to align pop rivet gun head.   Added Seat Back Hinge too.  "Taped" the clecos at mounting area for Flap control assembly - after I almost forgot not to rivet them....close call!   The blue tape line is for the Side Panels to be added soon.

Furniture

Baggage Floor ( 3 hrs )

Riveted 18 nutplates around access openings for mounting LH & RH Steps.   Challenging since a standard 3" yoke in the Main Squeeze was slightly too large for opening ( a 2.5" would have been OK !).    Had to shift to Rivet Gun and bucking bar.  Even my titanium bar was too long for a few locations - and otherwise was a bit awkward to manipulate and hold in positions.   A couple locations required using a small steel bar I had from working really tight spaces on the Empennage - on it's narrow edge.  It took longer than expected, but persistence paid off.

LH Access.   

  

Fuselage

Baggage Area ( 4 hrs )

Started riveting LH & RH  Baggage Floor into Fuse per Sect 32 at Steps 1-6.   I'd prepped floors couple weeks ago, so today I jumped right into riveting.   These aligned well after some "negotiating" into position.  Added blue tape along Side Panel rivet line, to avoid prematurely doing those.   24 nutplates done alone central access opening.