Where can I find FAA approved airplane wood glue in tarrant county texas?

Question

I am looking for a vendor in tarrant county texas for some FAA approved airplane wood glue.

Answer 1

Aero Performance

Fort Worth, TX, US

Cable and Wire, Aircraft Accessories, Aircraft Part Maintenance or Repair, Brushes, Aircraft Paints, Automation Special Purpose Equipment or Systems Distributors or Agents available from Aero

Check there,  or go by  Hicks or Meacham and ask at the shops there.

Answer 2

I recommend Aircraftspruce, a well respected national supplier of all things for an aircraft.

not local as you wanted, however they ship as soon as the order comes in. Very reliable!

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/wp/g...

You need a good knowledge of the types of glues permitted, and the techniques to achieve good glueing integrity. Unfortunately most adhesive manufacturers no longer provide release notes for aircraft wood glue. Therefore you must ensure that the adhesive is recommended for aircraft wood glueing and is used strictly in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

You should also ensure that break samples are prepared at each glueing session to be sure that the glueing process was satisfactory. There should always be a 100 per cent wood break. It is a good idea to put some wood break samples in the aircraft to be broken in later years for an indication of glue integrity.

You should obtain the manufacturer's data sheet on the adhesive, and abide by the requirements, particularly for temperature and relative humidity.

Always do a dummy run to check that the joint can be glued within the time limits specified by the adhesive manufacturer for pot life, the joint open life and the time before clamping is required.

The most common adhesives today are epoxies and resorcinol formaldehyde. Casein has been widely used, but can be subject to fungal attack. Some adhesives are not permitted, such as acid catalysed phenolics, which attack the wood fibres over time, and urea formaldehyde which may not provide long -term integrity.

Urea formaldehyde has been permitted for use in gliders on the basis that they are stored and cared for well. Glues which stretch - such as pva and contact adhesive - are not permitted.

FAA Advisory Circular AC 43.13-1B

'Aircraft Inspection and Repair' gives useful information about adhesives and glueing technique.

Answer 3

Contact the FSDO at Fort Worth:

CentrePort Business Park

14800 Trinity Blvd.

Suite 200

Fort Worth, TX 76155

Phone: [phone] or 1 [phone] Fax: [phone]

As them for a list of approved products, and then go online and see if there's a dealer in your area for them, from the manufacturers page.