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From: "William Rumburg" <lancair403@verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Debonding Flap
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Luke-
You've entered the Twilight Zone...the realm of the poorly constructed 
plane. I would 'bite the bullet', remove the flap, break it apart and 
reconstruct it.
Problem is, what of the rest of the plane?

Bill Rumburg
N403WR (Sonic bOOm)

I am an instructor, not a builder.  I have experience with the rutan 
construction method, but very little with lancair.  An owner that I teach 
has a 360 with the left flap debonding at the trailing edge bond line, shown 
as an 8 inch crack through the middle of the trailing edge.  I would like to 
know suggestions on fixing this.  From my experience with the ez's, normaly 
sanding between the two areas and filling with epoxy would be a normal fix 
on a non structural surface, but I am concerned  about this with a flight 
control.  The owner believes filling with a hypodermic needle and super glue 
will fix this.  I obviously do not agree with this fix and am looking for 
input.  Thanks.

Luke Alcorn