REFLECTOR: Nose Gear Door issue

[Scott Derrick]

Phil, I had the same issue when I had to make new doors after a nose 
gear up landing incident.

I left the center gap, figuring on later adding a small flexible seal to 
fill the center gap and sanded the outside of the doors so they could 
open all the way.

I guess I took the lazy way out.

Scott

Phil Hooper wrote:

> Collective, I’m the slow builder on the list. I’ve got the nose gear 
> doors in, followed all the directions and had very good help from the 
> factory. But now that the door hinges are in place, with the bolts, 
> it’s as though everything has shifted a bit outboard from centerline. 
> The outer edges of the doors are very tight at the outboard 
> flange/fuselage boundary, and the center cut of the doors now has a 
> bit of separation. There is a gap. When the doors drop fully open, the 
> outsides make contact with the fuselage. The doors open about 95% of 
> the way for a clear opening for the fork and wheel.
>
> Pictures are attached. Don’t laugh at my center line cut, I beg you.
>
> It appears my options are:
>
>    1. Re-center the holes for the bolts in the hinge tabs, moving the
>       holes inboard a bit. I’m guessing I would add a couple of layers
>       of bid on the outside of the tabs, plus some milled fiber to
>       fill in old hole, and re-drill. I don’t want to take out the
>       tabs and reset new ones.
>    2. Sand down the outside of the doors (the factory suggests doing
>       it straight, without curves to conform to the fuselage). I’ve
>       not discussed the gap with them yet,
>    3. Add a second flange/lip to one side of the doors, inside the
>       nose, at the center cut to close the gap, with some tweaking so
>       the doors won’t get caught when closing.
>    4. Live with it, and only sand the outside of the doors so they
>       will drop open more, filling in the flange outboard gaps later,
>       not worrying about the centerline gap.
>
> Hope this makes sense?
>
> Which combination of the above is your wisdom? I’m a bit befuddled as 
> to why the shift of the bolt holes after lining up everything 
> carefully the first time. Has this happened to anyone?
>
> Thanks much and have a great Memorial Day weekend. Remember the fallen 
> who have assured our freedom…tis more than a long weekend. J
>
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