Repaired potential rib crack

March 13, 2011 – Last week I started riveting the joint strap into place on the left wing leading edge. My tungsten bar slipped off the rivet and I thought the rib might be cracked.

So I drilled out the installed rivets and removed the rib and the strap again. The rib wasn’t cracked, but the potential was definitely there for one to develop later on.

I blended as much as I could, then I drilled through the deepest part of the gouge. I made a strap to go on the inside of the rib flange. probably over-engineered, but I’m confident it’ll be good forever.

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