My flap handle broke off on short final yesterday. No problem landing, but it needs to be fixed. Any one have experience with this? Can a good welder fix it? Do I need to find-make a new WD-406C horn?
I do have a couple of those. Old. Would have to be sandblasted and primed/painted. I suspect it'll be easier to have yours welded as it's fitted to your RV-4.
My flap handle broke off on short final yesterday. No problem landing, but it needs to be fixed. Any one have experience with this? Can a good welder fix it? Do I need to find-make a new WD-406C horn?
I seem to remember an article in The RVator a long time ago where someone had a flap handle break off and it was because it was rusted inside. Each year at condition inspection I look for any signs of rust on mine. I mention it here in case it helps anyone else.
The horn to which the flap handle is bolted broke off from the tube that rotates to operate the flap control rods. Cracked and work-hardened it appeared. My engineer cleaned it up, welded it back together and I primed, painted and reinstalled it. Works fine now. If I could figure out how to attach pics, I would.