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wstucklen1(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Well it's happened to me after just 164 Hrs of flying! The right side step is cracked almost 2/3 of the way around with just a little bit of metal holding it together on the outside edge. Looks like I'll have to break it off the rest of the way or it will fall off during my flight to/from Lakeland tomorrow or back North on Friday (Daytona to Hartford CT). I don't think it's repairable so I've ordered a new one from Van's. They seemed to think that others having this problem have beefed up the steps to keep it from repeating in the future.......
Fred Stucklen
RV-7A N924RV 164 Hrs
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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Befre you break it off, read this
http://tinyurl.com/decbxh
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Vanremog(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Fred-
Mine appear to be still good after 920 hrs TTAE. What is the "Bubba Factor" usually for your passengers?
N1GV (RV-6A Flying 920TTAE Silicon Valley, CA)
In a message dated 4/22/2009 3:09:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wstucklen1(at)cox.net writes:
| Quote: | Well it's happened to me after just 164 Hrs of flying! The right side step is cracked almost 2/3 of the way around with just a little bit of metal holding it together on the outside edge.
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chuck(at)chuckdirect.com
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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After discovering that mine was cracked two years ago --- 2/3 of the way
around also, I drilled the rivets out, took it down to my local professional
welder. He looked it over and said he'd advise against using any
reinforcements like gussets, etc. He rewelded it. I had it powder coated
again and it's been just fine since. Based on my experience, I'd have it
rewelded. Match drilling all those holes would be a bitch. Maybe you
should think about wrapping a reinforcement around the break like, damn I
hate to say this, duct tape to keep it from moving and getting any worse or
falling off in flight, until you get home???
Chuck
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From: <wstucklen1(at)cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:06 PM
To: "RV-List" <RV-List(at)matronics.com>
Subject: Step Crack
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Well it's happened to me after just 164 Hrs of flying! The right side step
is cracked almost 2/3 of the way around with just a little bit of metal
holding it together on the outside edge. Looks like I'll have to break it
off the rest of the way or it will fall off during my flight to/from
Lakeland tomorrow or back North on Friday (Daytona to Hartford CT). I
don't think it's repairable so I've ordered a new one from Van's. They
seemed to think that others having this problem have beefed up the steps
to keep it from repeating in the future.......
Fred Stucklen
RV-7A N924RV 164 Hrs
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wdleonard(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Just another reason to build a taildragger? 
Do not archive
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David Leonard
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Chuck Weyant <chuck(at)chuckdirect.com (chuck(at)chuckdirect.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | --> RV-List message posted by: "Chuck Weyant" <chuck(at)chuckdirect.com (chuck(at)chuckdirect.com)>
After discovering that mine was cracked two years ago --- 2/3 of the way around also, I drilled the rivets out, took it down to my local professional welder. He looked it over and said he'd advise against using any reinforcements like gussets, etc. He rewelded it. I had it powder coated again and it's been just fine since. Based on my experience, I'd have it rewelded. Match drilling all those holes would be a bitch. Maybe you should think about wrapping a reinforcement around the break like, damn I hate to say this, duct tape to keep it from moving and getting any worse or falling off in flight, until you get home???
Chuck
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From: <wstucklen1(at)cox.net (wstucklen1(at)cox.net)>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:06 PM
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Subject: Step Crack
| Quote: | --> RV-List message posted by: <wstucklen1(at)cox.net (wstucklen1(at)cox.net)>
Well it's happened to me after just 164 Hrs of flying! The right side step is cracked almost 2/3 of the way around with just a little bit of metal holding it together on the outside edge. Looks like I'll have to break it off the rest of the way or it will fall off during my flight to/from Lakeland tomorrow or back North on Friday (Daytona to Hartford CT). I don't think it's repairable so I've ordered a new one from Van's. They seemed to think that others having this problem have beefed up the steps to keep it from repeating in the future.......
Fred Stucklen
RV-7A N924RV 164 Hrs
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sbuc(at)hiwaay.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Scott wrote:
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I was going to say that, but I bit my lip. Never seen a -4 with a
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I recently put a right-side step on my -6, hope it doesn't crack........
By the way, shortening the step three inches made it a perfect fit for
the RV-6. I cut three inches out of the down tube, MIGed a piece of 4130
tubing into the leading edge of the tube, and welded it back together.
After dressing the welds, it looks like it was designed for the
taildragger.
Sam Buchanan
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Bob Perkinson
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wdleonard(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: Step Crack |
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Sigh, Sam.
Way to ruin a perfectly good taildragger excuse.
Dave Leonard
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Sam Buchanan <sbuc(at)hiwaay.net (sbuc(at)hiwaay.net)> wrote:
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Scott wrote:
| Quote: | --> RV-List message posted by: Scott <acepilot(at)bloomer.net (acepilot(at)bloomer.net)>
I was going to say that, but I bit my lip. Never seen a -4 with a cracked step!
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I recently put a right-side step on my -6, hope it doesn't crack........
By the way, shortening the step three inches made it a perfect fit for the RV-6. I cut three inches out of the down tube, MIGed a piece of 4130 tubing into the leading edge of the tube, and welded it back together. After dressing the welds, it looks like it was designed for the taildragger.
Sam Buchanan
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