Hardware Check Reminder

[DBeaulieu]

For those eager (including me) builders of quickbuild wings heed the advice regarding checking hardware associated with the wings as received. First wing was gone over and all I needed to do was swap out a few washers under a couple of nuts to get better thread count (none of the flap or aileron brackets fasteners were altered) Just started the second wing yesterday and discovered unseated bolt and completely missing bolt on the false spar aft of the fuel tank cavity. Minor inconvenience but pay attention! Did I mention I love the quickbuilt kit...nutplates not so much?

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[spinningwrench]

Also recommend checking strut attach hardware for correct torque. My AN3 bolts were torqued to 70 in-lbs which is probably close to their failure point. I replaced all the hardware on the strut attach fittings for piece of mind.

[Nev]

My AN3 bolts were torqued to 70 in-lbs which is probably close to their failure point

To clarify, are these the bolts inside the wing ? I'll have to check the plans for mine (4B) but I seem to recall they are AN4. I wonder if yours were torqued to the AN4 recommended torque..

[spinningwrench]

Yes these are the interior bolts on the strut straps bolted to the front spar. There are four AN3's and one AN4 on the Patrol. Your explanation makes sense,