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SL 00014 Tail Stiffener question

sf3543

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Can anyone tell me the thickness of the stiffener, F-00773A, used in the above service letter.
I'm guessing .032 but would like to do the same as what VAN's provides.
Thanks in advance.
 
Can anyone tell me the thickness of the stiffener, F-00773A, used in the above service letter.
I'm guessing .032 but would like to do the same as what VAN's provides.
Thanks in advance.

Equivalent part from the RV-14, F-01473A is made from .025"
 
I was too cheap to order the parts from Vans, so cut a 5.5" piece of 0.063 angle I had on hand (didn't have .032), and trimmed it per the picture. I used their diagram to drill the holes on both ends. I clecoed the piece in place on the inside and drilled four more evenly-spaced holes between the two end holes, deburred, dimpled, countersunk, and riveted with CCC-32 Cherry rivets. The bumps on each side flattened out nicely.
 
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