At 11:13 PM 4/27/2009, you wrote: >It fell on top of the retract gear that I had been storing on the >floor under the plane which punched a hole through the bottom of the >fuselge just ahead of the rear spar. There is no damage to the >longerons or any of the cross members. >Dene Collett +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I think your problem will be more cosmetic than structural. I have a hole for my speed brake actuator in the floor panel just behind the rear spar and on one flight a foreign object ( my right side removable stick) found it's way to that area. I thought I had placed it in the baggage bay. It got caught in the actuator and cracked the floor panel. I didn't notice the crack for six months until I did the annual. I simply worked some epoxy in the crack, compressed the crack shut, and let it cure. You might consider placing some doublers on the existing 5/8 spruce stringers and making the patch flush with the existing ply skin. You could even seal the patch on the exterior with a strip of glass but I really don't think that would be necessary. Just a thought......... Larry Flesner
