Rowland, I did just that, except mine is on starboard side. I also have
a drain tap on the bottom of the Gascolator as this is the low point of
the fuel system. Accessed through a rectangular door with rounded
corners, and with the hole margin reinforced with two or three layers of
Bid extending perhaps 3 cm out - approved by LAA. My Gascoltor was /is a
n Andair mini one, deemed adequate when I fitted it. Bowl drops though
the door, but you may of course need a larger hole. Feel free to go and
inspect it - you will need one of each sort of screwdriver to get full
access from both ends. Can no doubt dig out the original paperwork.
Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
On 2015-10-19 16:37, Rowland Carson wrote:
>
> I'm fitting an Andair gascolator:
>
> http://www.andair.co.uk/product/gascolator-gas375/ [1]
>
> and mounting it on the port outboard rib that supports the baggage bay
> bulkhead.
>
> My intention is to make an opening in the fuselage floor, between the port
> inboard
and outboard ribs, to allow dropping of the gascolator bowl for inspection
& filter cleaning. However, it occurs to me that making a hole could potentially
cause structural strength problems. I picked up some nice little snap-in
plastic inspection covers at the LAA Rally but unfortunately they are just too
small to allow the gascolator bowl to pass through, so I will have to make
either
a hinged or screwed-on panel for access.
>
> What knowledge is there about making holes in the fuselage? How big can they
be? Are any locations verboten for holes?
>
> Assuming it's safe to do in the first place, is any type of access cover
> better
than any other?
>
> All input welcome.
>
> in friendship
>
> Rowland
>
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