On Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 12:30:08 PM UTC-5, Vernon Brown wrote:
John, your links don't work, cant see the photos.
Vernon


At 16:17 06 March 2016, Oscar-Hotel-Mike wrote:
Vernon and 5Z,

The safety pins I was referring to look like this.
http://aviation.derosaw=
eb.net/wedekind/documentation/safetypin.jpg. While mine were tied to
somet=
hing to prevent loosing them in the belly of the beast, they were a bear
fo=
r me to install just by feel (at least for my level of dexterity). =20

The safety pins that you show on your ASW-20's might be a different
solutio=
n to the issue covered in the AD.
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/5000/5700/5722/ad9=
7-08-06_r1.pdf. Never seen them before. Were they home made? From
Schleic=
her? Someone else? =20

Also, maybe the location of your fittings are more accessible in the 20.
O=
n the DG's two of the fittings are easy to get to (through a small white
ho=
le while looking into darkness against bright sunlight) while two of the
fi=
ttings are totally buried, invisible, and are difficult to get to at the
be=
st of times.

I raise a glass to my next ship that will have automatic hookups! =20

My $0.02

- John=20

=20


They both just worked for me.

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