Boilermonkey Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Has anyone replaced the piano hinge on the baggage door and fuselage? Ours is showing some fatigue. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilermonkey Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Are you talking the actual hinge of the door? Or the hinge that holds the bag door open? I’m talking the one that holds the door open. The actual hinge at the top, not the part that holds it upSent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immelman Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Boiler.... I had mine replaced a few years ago. Some of the segments were ripped, I have a feeling someone took off and the door came open in flight causing the damage, it was before my time as owner. It is standard piano hinge that I bought from spruce. Same piece of hardware that was on the airplane originally. Not being a sheet metal guy I had my shop do it. It was not a big expense do have the pro do it. If you do it, the door will be off the plane, and its a good time to replace the door seal if it is showing signs of wear. That is a job I did, and most of it is the grunt work of removing the old sealant. Edited December 31, 2017 by Immelman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIsNobody Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 I replaced mine. It came in a large section that A&P cut and fitted. I have a section somewhere I would sell. Mine is a ‘66 E. I think I bought the part at Spruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I've not bothered replacing mine but I would probably just go to the boat supply store. The hings looks the same to the stuff they sell their by the foot for seat backs, etc. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 You need to know if the hinge is open or close eyed. MS20257 or MS20001 series. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boilermonkey Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Shop replaced the hinge...was about $150 parts and labor....of course there was another $3k of work they were doing at the same time Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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