REFLECTOR: Paint crack in Fuselage-Strake transition

Dugas Bellsouth dugasd at bellsouth.net
Tue Mar 8 19:31:05 CST 2011


Scott,
I also have them and have for at least 300 hrs as tiny cracks outside only top and bottom. 

Rene' Dugas
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On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:44 PM, Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:

> Before I repainted I had minute cracks in the bend radius that transitioned form the fuselage to the strake, very close to the rear(spar) area.
> 
> When I bought the plane, during the pre-buy inspection, we actually sanded into the micro and verified they were just on the surface.  Brendan said they were very common and not to worry, the structure was sound.
> 
> Now with my new paint job I noticed yesterday after about 20 hours of flying there was a very thin crack in the paint.  Right in the same damn spot!
> 
> Anybody else have these?  Is there a cure or do you just live with them?
> 
> Scott
> 
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