05/31/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Elevator Bracket and Bearing (1 Hour)

Match drilled all elevator brackets and bearings. The center hinge bearing was a little awkward to access once it is clamped and clecoed on to the reinforcement bar, and it took me quite some time to drill through those six holes. At one point I was operating the air drill continuously for such a long time that the air compressor simply could not keep up and the tank pressure dropped to below 90psi. I had to wait a couple minutes for the air compressor to get back to higher internal tank pressure before continuing.