Saturday, June 10, 2017

Empennage, Elevator (Part 20)

I continued the assembly of the Elevator.....seems like it's never ending!  Anyway, I started by clecoing and riveting the E00902-1L Front Spar to the Ribs.  The picture below shows a portion of the Front Spar with three of the Ribs riveted with LP4-3 pop rivets.  
 
Next, the aft flange of the E-905 Left Root Rib and the Rear Spar were riveted using AN470AD3-3.5 universal rivets.  Those small rivets are located in the picture below to the right of the larger ones for the Gusset.  The Reinforcement Doubler Brace was also riveted to the Left Root Rib using LP4-3 rivets.  Additionally, the last three remaining inboard holes on the Left Top Skin to the Rear Spar (where the Trim Tab Hinge is attached) were riveted completing the Left Top Skin to Rear Spar assembly.   
 
The four mounting holes on the top of the Trim Servo were Final-Drilled to #33 and riveted with LP4-3 pop rivets.
 
I also connect the Trim Tab Pushrod to the Trim Servo. 
 
Pictured below is the WH-00073 Elevator Pitch Trim Harness.  One of the molex connectors was labeled "C409J" and the other "C429J".  I used a standard label maker and cut the printed tape to fit the connector.  It looks pretty good to me.  I wonder how long the labels with stick.