Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

NOTES:
1. Dimple
leading
edge skin
and filler
material;
countersink
the doubler.
2.
Use MS20426AD4
rivets to install
doubler.
3.
Use MS20426AD4
rivets to
install filler,
except where
bucking is impossible.
Use
CR162-4
Cherry
(blind)
rivets
where
regular
rivets
cannot be
bucked.
4.
Contour must
be maintained;
after repair
has been
completed, use
epoxy filler
as necessary
and sand
smooth before
painting.
5. On
cantilever wing, vertical
size is limited
by ability to install
doubler clear of
front fuel
spar
or stringers
outboard
of spar.
On flaps and
ailerons, vertical
size
is limited by
ability to
install doubler
clear
of front
spar.
6. Lateral
size
is limited
to seven
inches across
trimmed
out area.
7. Number
of repairs
is limited to
one in each bay.
On cantilever
wings, consider
a bay
in the
area
forward
of front fuel
spar as
if ribs
extended
to leading
edge.
1" MAXIMUM
RIVET
SPACING
(TYPICAL)
C-,
DOUBLER
NEED NOT-
//C
'X
BE CUT OUT IF
ALL5/16
MINIMUM EDGE
RIVETS ARE ACCESSIBLE MARGIN (TYPICAL)
FOR
BUCKING
/
0/ /
/ -.
* TRIM OUT DAMAGED
AREA
c.pBT:
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A'--"'-
-REPAIR DOUBLER
: l^^i~~iffl^BI~~i~ ^ ~ ~2024-T3 ALCLAD
|
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^^
. 040" THICKNESS
\
-FILLER
MATERIAL
--
LEADING
EDGE
SKIN
FILLER MATERIAL
F-1
ORIGINAL
PARTS
2024-T3
ALCLAD-
-
ORIGINAL
PARTS
S
ICKNESS
SAME THICKNESS
AS SKIN
3 REPAIR
PARTS
Figure
18-8. Leading
Edge Repair
18-26

Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)