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Bob,
It could well be the adhesive...however, the need for the adhesive was created by the failure of the two rivets that originally held it on for 260+ hours.
I have a photo of the door. The first latch is somewhere just east of the Nellis range, and the second one is in a field just North of Heber Valley Airport in Utah...
B
On Aug 19, 2007, at 3:55 PM, bob mackey wrote:
Barry:
There may or may not be "too much" pressure on your oil
door, but that's not why it failed. Even if you had full
atmospheric pressure on the door, say 15 psi, and a 4" x 4"
opening, that's only 240 lbs. In flight, I'm sure your
loads are MUCH smaller.
But even if there were a 240 lb load, that should not
cause adhesive failure on clean joint with typical dimensions
and the right adhesive. Either the door design, the adhesive,
or the prep for assembly was faulty.
Do you have a photo of the failed components?
-bob
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