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Subject: Re: [LML] Oil Filler access door on Legacy
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Barry,
  I reinforced the oil door on my ES with two strips of 1/8" aluminium. 
Attached with Hysol. Don't know if your door was bowing or not. But that 
stiffened the door up considerably.

   Don G. N722B
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From: "Barry Hancock" <sportform@cox.net>
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Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 11:33 PM
Subject: [LML] Oil Filler access door on Legacy


> Gang,
>
> During a recent cross country flight, the latch to the oil filler  door on 
> the top of the cowl departed the aircraft.  Upon inspection  my door latch 
> was installed with two rivets...to replicate the  original installation 
> would mean a bunch of work to refinish and  repaint the door.  We opted to 
> fabricate a new latch and glue it  on....worked great until I hit 250 KIAS 
> today and the glue gave up -  lots of pressure on that door.
>
> I'm sure for normal ops the glue would be just fine, but the pressure 
> created by the higher airspeeds is too much.  Does anyone have any 
> suggestions on a "non-invasive" fix.   We can take the door off and 
> re-rivet it...but that failed after 270 hours of flight and I'd like  to 
> find a better solution.  And, NO Greyhawk, I won't slow down.... ;)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Barry
> 122LL
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