Prep & prime
Hours: 6.1 | Posted in Cabin & InteriorDisassembled the fabricated parts for the flap actuator, aileron trim, and forward tunnel covers. Etch, rinse, dry, then prime everything, followed by spraying paint on the visible surfaces.
Went to drill the nutplates for the center bearing block on the flap actuator while the primer cured, and discovered that the one -3 single-leg nutplate that is needed is missing in action. Searched all around, and looked at the parts list–it appears to be the only one of these (MS21051-L3) that is sent. My theory is that it must have gotten caught inside the flaps at the bottom of the bag and tossed out with the supposedly-empty bag, as I don’t even have a drawer in the bin wall marked for it. An 80-cent part from Van’s…sigh. Forward progress may stop here for awhile, as everything I’m looking at doing is waiting on some part or another (gear mounts need a reamer, flaps need a nutplate, center tunnel covers need the boost pump doghouse, etc…)
