Van's Aircraft RV 12iS, Maintenance Manual

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Rev: 2 Date: 11/15/18
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6. Reassemble and install the wheel and tire assembly.
F
LAPERON HINGE REPLACEMENT
Expendable Loctite 243 or Equiv.
Replaceable Bearing MD3614M
Service Rating Line
Minimum Certification LSA-RM or A&P
Additional References KAI
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AUTION
: B
E PREPARED WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONEL OR TOOLS TO HANDLE THE
WEIGHT AND AWKWARDNESS OF THE OBJECT TO BE REMOVED
.
1. Remove the wings. (5-13)
2. Make note of the flaperon hinge hardware configuration
3. Remove the flaperon hardware and flaperon assembly.
4. Measure and
record the hinge
bearing
protrusion
measurement
as shown in
Figure 15 .
Figure 15: Flaperon hinge
5. Remove the flaperon hinge bearing from the wing.
6. Install the new flaperon hinge bearing to the same protrusion measurement after
application of thread locker as detailed in KAI.
7. Install the flaperon assembly.