2011 AF990 Nose-cap/Roof Seam Rupture
Four years of trouble-free service and I have my first BIG failure. Unloaded the trusty 990 from the truck yesterday evening after a wonderfully long weekend of Cascade Lakes camping/kayaking/fishing...
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DTR- Yep, no moisture @ all; hat was my first thought -water intrusion-during inspection and figuring how it happened. I grabbed a light and inspected the parameter seams as well as each running light on the nose. All dry as a bone w/o any staining. Lucky I think...
RamTC-along with the initially suspected moisture culprit, I figured delam was also present. (Our prior TC, a Caribou, had mega delam- what mess). In this case, there is no evidence (glue, shredding of fibers, etc...) of bonding ever present between the surface filon and underlayment. The back of the newly exposed filon and top surface of the underlayment are 'baby butt' smooth. This surprised me to say the least. Has anyone else seen this kind of separate surface/underlayment system?
My running theory is wind buffeting & flexing over the past four years finally got the best of the dicor and two screws that found the filon edge. While coming very close, I've never tapped a branch or various other potential overhangs.
Thinking back over last weekend, I do recall a couple of very strong gusts coming west out of the Cascades...maybe the final straw, maybe not.
Local dealer service manager received the set of pictures today and agreed to take it tomorrow @ 1500. will update with results. Thanks everyone for the feedback; I appreciate it!
BBF
RamTC-along with the initially suspected moisture culprit, I figured delam was also present. (Our prior TC, a Caribou, had mega delam- what mess). In this case, there is no evidence (glue, shredding of fibers, etc...) of bonding ever present between the surface filon and underlayment. The back of the newly exposed filon and top surface of the underlayment are 'baby butt' smooth. This surprised me to say the least. Has anyone else seen this kind of separate surface/underlayment system?
My running theory is wind buffeting & flexing over the past four years finally got the best of the dicor and two screws that found the filon edge. While coming very close, I've never tapped a branch or various other potential overhangs.
Thinking back over last weekend, I do recall a couple of very strong gusts coming west out of the Cascades...maybe the final straw, maybe not.
Local dealer service manager received the set of pictures today and agreed to take it tomorrow @ 1500. will update with results. Thanks everyone for the feedback; I appreciate it!
BBF
