On 11 Apr 2005 11:41:56 GMT, (Jay Masino)
wrote:

Ben Jackson wrote:
On 2005-04-11, Darrel Toepfer wrote:

posted photo of the bulkhead damage:

http://www.whodat.net/cherokee180/damage3.jpg

How hard do you have to land to do that?! Do the wings have dimples
above the gear?


Wow. The first thing I did this weekend was grab a flashlight and checked
that area of my plane. It's perfect, thank goodness.

I wouldn't rule out some severe forward/backward motion of the wing
causing this, although it should be strong enough to take it.

If I'm not mistaken, the co-pilot side of this bulkead (the same side
shown in this picture) also has the external step reinforcement located on
it's rear side... Hmmm. maybe that's the next bulkhead back... I can't
remember.

Actually Jay,

This model doesn't have the external step on it. This Cherokee has
the no-slip step on the flap and the wing walk area. But no step
sticking down from the fuselage.

Although that is a good point. I think I had better get under that
bird and take a close look at the external skin. And follow it up
with a careful look in the maintenance/parts manuals. That could well
be where a step USED to be mounted. If there was damage that affected
that step and the frame it mounted to -- the idiot who did that
half-assed repair may have left it off.

Thanks for the idea Jay.


Chuck