Originally Posted by
John_M_
Well its nice to see someone fulfill their dreams, especially in this day and age... I hope you can get at those cabane bolts without having to cut into it.
Just goes to show you the stresses that go into the structure... if anyone understands the safety concern, she does, "do it right or don't do it at all"
John M,
I don't think the cabane mount is a stress issue but rather a bolt issue. The wing to cabane is a 4-40 through the wing mount and a tube through the cabane. The wing mount is held by two 6-32 bolt's into the wing with blind nuts on the back side. If I were taking a guess I would say those two 6-32's have backed out a turn. These type's of issues are also why I said when I return from the trip I was going to disassemble the plane, correct known issues, check for the unknown, and make the changes mentioned in previous post.