Riveting the remaining fuselage aft rivets2h
January 16, 2023
Continued riveting the aft fuselage today.
I did the J-channels rivets between the F-710 and F-711 bulkheads.
Then I continued with the F-711 bulkhead, and this is where I found a problem. One rivet just didn't want to set correctly, and after a few attempts, I realized I am making a dent in the skin.
Turned out, the flange of the aft part of the F-711 was either not adjusted correctly or was offset such that the skin was not tight to it. I did not notice it, which is what was causing the bad fit and the dent in the skin.
I removed all the rivets from the aft part of the F-711 and tried putting some shims. Seems like this should work, will see once I try to rivet it again.