Baggage Door Latch

[DrBill]

When I bought my 65 Mooney the latch was original and bent all to heck. I straightened it out and it was working ok but it really looked like a mess.  I finally completed the replacement.  I took a 1x1 piece of Aluminum and milled out a close part leaving a minimum of 1/8 in.  It works great.  I have an Autocad drawing and a PDF of the drawing that I'll post.

 Here is the links for the PDF and DWG files:

http://www.creativecomputersolutions.com/flying/baggage.pdf

http://www.creativecomputersolutions.com/flying/baggage.dwg

The drawing could be dimensioned better but it works....

BILL

 

[MooneyMitch]

Good job!  I built one out of steel.  Yours does look quite nice.

[DrBill]

Thank Mitch,

Your plane has the HP to lift a STEEL ONE! !!

BILL

[Hank]

Doc--

That looks GREAT! Even though my AutoCAD 2007 can't open the dwg file . . . I need to check my own now. The one like this for the door needs to be redone, but it has a bearing in it. One too many passengers has leaned on the door while passing through, and I have bent it back into shape and Tri-Flow it regularly.

[DrBill]

Try it again.. I just saved it on 2000 format...

Thanks for the notice !

BILL

 

[scottfromiowa]

It looks nice.  Did you check with Mooney Service Center for one?  My replacement was under $20 a couple of years ago.  Are supplies exhausted?

[roundout]

Wrong ID.. Have to report this.

Dr.BILL

 

[DrBill]

Scott,

No I did not. I did not want the same steel thing.  I have access to a machine shop and wanted to "play" some with the new Jet Milling Machine.  I did just buy a fuel selector cover from the "Mooney store" though.  I might play around with making a die and jig for that someday and make it out of an old coke can !!

Bill

[scottfromiowa]

Understand Bill.  Well done.

[jwilkins]

You did a nice job on the arm. A lot of thought and engineering went into the strap.

Just to anyone else thinking about doing the same or similar, you should understand going into this that this does NOT meet the FAA criteria for owner supplied or owner fabricated parts, and, even when you do meet the criteria for owner fabricated parts, they are supposed to be installed by a licensed mechanic. If you have any questions read this article: http://150cessna.tripod.com/parts.html

If you put a new OEM arm or a used serviceabe arm on as a replacement, done properly, no one would ever know that the part was replaced, so there would be no reason for anyone to look for a logbook entry.

With a non standard part, it's pretty easy to see and might raise a question.

Great job, nice looking part, but I'd put the OEM factory part back on if you ever decide to sell the plane. 

Most of us who care for our aircraft and take care of them tend to drift into some grey areas of owner maintainence. 

I'm really not tryng to pick on a very well done job, but this is posted where other people reading it might not completly understand the regulations behind 'owner fabricated parts'.  

Flame away if you choose, but let's provide the 'rest of the story' to people who might otherwise not know the regulations.

Jim

 

[jetdriven]

IIRC the drawing has to be either approved data, such as your own, or accepted data, such as from the manufacturer.  We made some rudder pedal extensions with the factory drawings.

[danb35]

Quote: jwilkins

even when you do meet the criteria for owner fabricated parts, they are supposed to be installed by a licensed mechanic.

[Clarence]

Quote: jwilkins

You did a nice job on the arm. A lot of thought and engineering went into the strap.

Just to anyone else thinking about doing the same or similar, you should understand going into this that this does NOT meet the FAA criteria for owner supplied or owner fabricated parts, and, even when you do meet the criteria for owner fabricated parts, they are supposed to be installed by a licensed mechanic. If you have any questions read this article: http://150cessna.tripod.com/parts.html

If you put a new OEM arm or a used serviceabe arm on as a replacement, done properly, no one would ever know that the part was replaced, so there would be no reason for anyone to look for a logbook entry.

With a non standard part, it's pretty easy to see and might raise a question.

Great job, nice looking part, but I'd put the OEM factory part back on if you ever decide to sell the plane. 

Most of us who care for our aircraft and take care of them tend to drift into some grey areas of owner maintainence. 

I'm really not tryng to pick on a very well done job, but this is posted where other people reading it might not completly understand the regulations behind 'owner fabricated parts'.  

Flame away if you choose, but let's provide the 'rest of the story' to people who might otherwise not know the regulations.

Jim

 

[jetdriven]

sure, but no reason to add to it

[eldeano]

Quote: Clarence

I would submit that few if any aircraft in the fleet are "Airworthy" in the eyes of the FAA or any other regulator based on any number of items from illegal/ unapproved parts to impropper maintenance etc.

Clarence