Cessna 182 1978 - Leading Edge Repair

MODEL 182 & T182 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. 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.
1"
MAXIMUM
RIVET
SPACING (TYPICAL)
DOUBLER NEED NOT
BE CUT OUT
IF ALL
5/16" MINIMUM EDGE
RIVETS ARE ACCESSIBLE
MARGIN (TYPICAL)
FOR BUCKING
.040" THICKNESS
FILLER
MATERIAL
AS SKIN
REPAIR
PARTS
Figure
18-9. Leading
Edge Repair
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