Mac and everyone, Lost tools and hardware are a real problem. When we took everything out of the airplane, we found a couple files and a small wrench. Even with the whole seat assembly removed, I'm having nuts, washers, and small bolts dropping into the gaps on the sides of the floorboards and the opening for the control quadrant. I've been using an air gun to blow anything that lands in front of the main spar through the opening between the spar and belly skin and fishing around with a magnet on a wire to get anything out that falls through the cracks. A FOD-free Ercoupe is safer than one with junk in the belly!
Dave --- In [email protected], "pilotmac818" <pilotmac...@...> wrote: > > While working on my trim tab wire (still) a wrench slid behind the seat and > into the bottom of the fuselage. I'm glad I noticed it was missing or I > might be flying around with a wrench floating around in the fuselage. The > seat back is open consisting of string criss-crossing to support the seat > back and a piece of canvas about 4 or 5 inches wide across the back > (function?). Has anyone come up with a solution to this problem? Maybe the > piece of canvas is supposed to be in position to block stuff from falling > into the fuselage? Thanks for your help. I wouldn't be this far along with > fixing up my plane without your help. > > Mac McMahon > N94184 > VKX Friendly, MD >
