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Category: 6 – Engine & Firewall Forward

Spark Plug Wire Supports

Painted alternate air door. Installed supports for spark plug wires.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on March 6, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Spark Plug Wire Supports

Alternate Air Door

Installed alternate air door on snorkel.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on March 1, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Alternate Air Door

Baffle Tensioners

Torqued baffle fixtures. Installed tensioner rods.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 28, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Baffle Tensioners

Baffles and Battery Installed

Installed completed baffles. Installed battery.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 25, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Baffles and Battery Installed

Engine Baffle Terminations – 2

Final riveting of baffles. Painted all baffles red. Pop riveted baffle seals on four parts.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 24, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Engine Baffle Terminations – 2

Engine Baffle Terminations

Adjusted air intake rubber seals. Removed baffles for final assembly and paint.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 23, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Engine Baffle Terminations

Cowl Inlet Seals

Trimmed and glued lower cowl inlet seals.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 22, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Cowl Inlet Seals

Propeller Bulkhead Nutplates

Installed nut plates on propeller bulkheads, torqued and safetied front bulkhead bolts.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 21, 2021Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Propeller Bulkhead Nutplates

Spinner Gap Covers

Match drilled spinner to bulkheads and fabricated gap covers.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 20, 2021April 8, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Spinner Gap Covers

Spinner Fitting

Fitted spinner on propeller bulkheads. Checked spinner center alignment.

Time: 4 hours.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Leonard WestermeyerPosted on February 18, 2021March 27, 2022Categories 6 - Engine & Firewall ForwardLeave a comment on Spinner Fitting

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