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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Securing fuel/brake line fittings
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:22:08 -0500
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Ernest,

I have not ever seen any safety wired brake lines on the RV series aircraft. 
The flare nut is torqued to the fitting and that is that.

Ed A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 12:11 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Securing fuel/brake line fittings


> The high-end tool I was flairing with was sure enough 45*.  I've returned 
> it, and bought a 37* tool.  I re-flaired the lines, and started to torque 
> down the fittings, but took a look at AC43.13 just to make sure I was 
> doing it right.
>
> AC43-13 prescribes a way of safety wiring all the fittings that requires a 
> hole through each nut, but none of the fitting I bought from Aircraft 
> Spruce featured a safety wire hole.  I'm I missing something here?  What's 
> the standard practice of saftey wiring fuel and brake fittings?
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