belly pan questions

[easywind]

Have a 83 Holiday Rambler travel trailer and we absolutely love it. However we have a gray water leak that we have been unable to find for 1 year. The underside is enclosed by a belly pan. I'm at the point where I want to rip it out so I can find the source of the leak but being relatively unschooled about these things I'd like to find out what the pourpose of the pan is and would it be ok to pull it off. I know if pulled I will never be able to reinstall it. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[RVhauler]

Most but not all TT/5er's belly pans are fastened with screws. Also most of the pans are installed in sections. Usually a two person job to remove and re-install. Some older TT had a fiber board belly pan which was anchored up in the frame and has to be cut out

[easywind]

Thanks for the quick answer, I see that the pan is installed in sections but the question I asked was what is the purpose and would it be ok to pull it off. Knowing that the trailer is 28 years old and I thought I had this problem solved 3 times already.
Just trying to find out if it's really stupid to remove it.

[Ray,IN]

The main purpose is to protect the holding tanks from cold temperatures. A secondary purpose is to streamline the underside air flow. If you never plan to camp in freezing weather you may remove the belly pan without any repercussions