Tom Service Bulletin 53A covers the aspects of the rear spar reinforcement. The SB states that adding the recommended doublers as a approved repair of small defects. It also recommends every plane to be outfit with these reinforcements. If your plane does not have theses installed, following the SB would be the right and approved method of repair. To give you the best advice, it would help that you publish an image of the kinked area to the group. It is really hard to advise heart surgery on the telephone. Hartmut
To: [email protected]: [email protected]: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:03 +0000Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Repair or Replace Rear Spar Thanks to all who have commented on my first posting. I have talked toseveral A&P and Ercoupe experts and I got both suggestions. I stilldon't know what way to go, doubler or replace. I don't have a lot ofmoney and I personally don't see anything wrong with putting a doubleron it. I feel that if I put the doubler on it and I happen to overstrengthen it and have a hard landing it may crack the spar but on theother hand, if I replace it and have a hard landing it could crack orkink it again leaving me back to the same problem. Has anyone outthere ever put a doubler on a rear spar. If so please let me know howits has held up. Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009
