Mcstealth Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 I am doing some training in an Aero Commander Darter 100. I have taken it upon myself to do some of the preventive maintenance. One of the wheel pants is missing a mounting bolt. The bolts presently in both the wheel pants are a mish-mash of non-aviation parts. I can not find in the plane any schematics and the owner likewise hasn't a copy. The question is two part obviously. How do I find the schematics, to find the bolt? Thanks David Quote
aviatoreb Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 How to find a Bollt. I’m here! 1 7 Quote
EricJ Posted March 28, 2022 Report Posted March 28, 2022 See if there is an Illustrated Parts Catalog for the airplane, or a Maintenance Manual or Service Manual. The IPC is usually the best bet for parts, as the manuals usually only have procedures. For older airplanes these resources can sometimes be found for free online. 2 Quote
Hank Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 2 hours ago, aviatoreb said: How to find a Bollt. I’m here! You beat me to it! 2 Quote
aviatoreb Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, Hank said: You beat me to it! I hated to be made fun of because of my name when I was little and / now I embrace it, 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 summary, IPCs, MMs, and CommanderSpace! (If they exist) After that… AI, AircraftSpruce, based on general aircraft maintenance procedures… (there may be a whole bunch of aircraft hardware standards to follow…) The snail darter would still be around today… if its trim wheel moved the whole tail…. PP thoughts only, not a mechanic… -a- 1 Quote
1964-M20E Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 I had to do a double take! I thought either someone grafted a Mooney tail on a C172 or photo shopped it on there. 1 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 14 hours ago, aviatoreb said: I hated to be made fun of because of my name when I was little and / now I embrace it, As a kid, was your nickname Rusty, or Lightening, etc.... 1 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, MooneyMitch said: As a kid, was your nickname Rusty, or Lightening, etc.... I had a nickname Lightning Bollt. 2 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 Imagine my horror when I was called Mitch the bitch, or Mitch the itch, etc 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted March 29, 2022 Report Posted March 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, MooneyMitch said: Imagine my horror when I was called Mitch the bitch, or Mitch the itch, etc Mitch the Glitch? Erik Lightning Bollt should sound kinda cool - but said in the sing song of a playground taunt....when yer like 8 years old...omg. 2 1 Quote
A64Pilot Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) That aircraft was built in Albany Ga in what became the Thrush plant. It’s possible that there may be a parts manual laying around. Thrush does not own the TC though. Ask to speak to Ed Rusk, he used to be the quality control manager and would likely be more willing to help and would know where the old manuals are, if there is one. If you want to hear him cuss, tell him Jody gave you his name He’s an old Retired Marine, I’m Retired Army it’s a shot in the dark, but worth asking Another possibility is to try to find out who does own the TC, they may be a parts manual source. I doubt it, but there may even be a type club, if there is they will be an invaluable source of information. Picture of the plant back in the day, you can see a Lark and a Darter, I think the Lark has a 180 hp motor and conventional tail, but honestly that was before my time, they were AC 100, the AC 200 was the Meyers 200, which is no dog, and the airframe has never had an AD Edited March 31, 2022 by A64Pilot Quote
A64Pilot Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 I believe here is a source for a parts manual http://www.aircraft-manuals.com/ae100da180la.html Google Aero Commander parts manual, I got several hits 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 31, 2022 Report Posted March 31, 2022 David @Mcstealth, see note above from A64 for resources of fastener details for the plane… -a- 1 Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Posted March 31, 2022 12 hours ago, A64Pilot said: That aircraft was built in Albany Ga in what became the Thrush plant. It’s possible that there may be a parts manual laying around. Thrush does not own the TC though. Ask to speak to Ed Rusk, he used to be the quality control manager and would likely be more willing to help and would know where the old manuals are, if there is one. If you want to hear him cuss, tell him Jody gave you his name He’s an old Retired Marine, I’m Retired Army it’s a shot in the dark, but worth asking Another possibility is to try to find out who does own the TC, they may be a parts manual source. I doubt it, but there may even be a type club, if there is they will be an invaluable source of information. Picture of the plant back in the day, you can see a Lark and a Darter, I think the Lark has a 180 hp motor and conventional tail, but honestly that was before my time, they were AC 100, the AC 200 was the Meyers 200, which is no dog, and the airframe has never had an AD Thanks for your efforts. It seems to be an abandoned TC. I have traced the ownership back to a company in Oklahoma who three or four years ago i found out used an auction house called Starman Brothers to clear out all remnants of parts, tooling, etc, etc. I have left a message with Starman to see if they would give me a lead on who bought the lot, but no response as of Monday. Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 10:35 AM, 1964-M20E said: I had to do a double take! I thought either someone grafted a Mooney tail on a C172 or photo shopped it on there. Me too. Maybe even a triple take! Quote
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