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<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Verne, Hi Anthony,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I had
to do such a fix maybe 14 years back on a Desire 120.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
foam started to tear away from the tube, just as you
describe.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
poked a 3/4" diameter hole in both sides of the wing just inboard of the end of
the tube.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then I
took a piece of broomstick, sanded a concave to mate to the tube, and
carved and sanded the other end to be flush to the top of the
sheeting.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>They
went in with epoxy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then a
pair of 6" long, by 1-1/2" wide 1/32" plywood scabs were glued to the outside of
the sheeting like ribs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That
way, the tube was supported by a 6" wide swath of sheeting, top and bottom, with
the load transferred by the broomstick columns.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
covered the scabs before gluing, and because I wasn't bashful, I covered them
bright yellow which was not present anywhere else on the
plane.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think it was '92.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Dean</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803282315-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Verne
Koester<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 11, 2006 10:33 AM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA
Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wing tube phenolic
repair "help"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anthony,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There should be a false rib near the end of the socket,
usually made out of 1/8 lite ply. If there's not one there, you need a new set
of wings unless you can figure out a way to put one in there after the
fact.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:42
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Wing tube
phenolic repair "help"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I was just about finished setting up my Odyssey when I noticed that the
wing seemed a little loose. If I hold the fuselage the right
wing panel can wiggle up and down a noticable amount. I thought
that maybe the tube mount at the fuse was loose but that was not the
case. As it turns out, the phenolic in my completed wing is loose about 3/4
of the way down and is wiggling around. It almost feels like the foam in the
sheeted foam core wing has been somehow dislodged and the phenolic
is in just a hollow cavern instead of solidly glued to the wing. It is
still glued solid at the root so it won't slide out, but it obviously
can not be flown in that condition.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Question:</DIV>
<DIV>How do I go about repairing the foam that the phenolic mounts to? The
wing is sheeted, covered, and trimmed (complete) and I would like to
keep from having to start all over again. Getting out the old one will also
be an issue as it is still partially glued in. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am open to any and all suggestions.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance</DIV>
<DIV>Anthony </DIV>
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