CESSNA AIRCRAFT
COMPANY
SINGLE ENGINE
STRUCTURAL REPA
IR MANUAL
TYPICAL SKIN REPAIRS
1. General
A. Damage which would involve a typical skin repair can be described as damage that requires
modification, such as material replacement or patching. Skin damage in the form of dents, scratches,
or punctures r
equires a patch. Refer to Figure 801, for an illustration of typical skin repairs. Refer to
Figure 802 for corrugated skin repairs.
2. Guidelines fo
r Corrugated Skin Crack Repairs
A. Corrugated Aileron Skin Repair:
(1) It is permissible to stop drill crack(s) that originate at the trailing edge of the control surface
provided the c
rack(s) is(are) not more than 2 inches in length.
(2) Stop dill crack(s) using a Number 30 (0.128 inch diameter) drill.
(3) A crack may only be stop dilled once.
NOTE: A crack that passes through a trailing edge rivet and does not extend to the trailing
edge of the skin may be stop drilled at both ends of the crack.
(4) Any control surface that has a crack that progresses past a stop drilled hole shall be repaired or
replaced.
(5) A control surf
ace that has any of the following conditions shall have a repair made as soon as
practical:
(a) A crack that is longer than 2 inches.
(b) A crack that do
es not originate from the trailing edge or a trailing edge rivet.
(c) Cracks in more than six trailing edge rivet locations per skin.
(6) Affected control surfaces with corrugated skins and having a stop drilled crack that does not
extend past th
e stop drilled hole, may remain in service without additional repair.
(7) Refer to Figure 802 as applicable for repair information.
B. Corrugated Flap Skin Repair:
(1) It is permissib
le to stop drill crack(s) that originate at the trailing edge of the control surface
provided the crack(s) is(are) not more than 2 inches in length.
(2) Stop dill crack(s) using a Number 30 (0.128 inch diameter) drill.
(3) A crack may onl
y be stop dilled once.
NOTE: A crack that passes through a trailing edge rivet and does not extend to the trailing
edge of the ski
n may be stop drilled at both ends of the crack.
(4) Any control surface that has a crack that progresses past a stop drilled hole shall be repaired or
replaced.
(5) A control surface that has any of the following conditions shall have a repair made as soon as
practical:
(a) A crack that is
longer than 2 inches.
(b) A crack that does not originate from the trailing edge or a trailing edge rivet.
(c) Cracks in more than six trailing edge rivet locations per skin.
(6) Affected contr
ol surfaces with corrugated skins and having a stop drilled crack that does not
extend past the stop drilled hole, may remain in service without additional repair.
(7) Refer to Figure 802 as applicable for repair information.
C. Corrugated El
evator Skin Repair:
(1) It is permissible to stop drill crack(s) that originate at the trailing edge of the control surface
provided the crack(s) is(are) not more than 2 inches in length.
(2) Stop dill crack
(s) using a Number 30 (0.128 inch diameter) drill.
(3) A crack may only be stop dilled once.
NOTE: A crack that pas
ses through a trailing edge rivet and does not extend to the trailing
edge of the skin may be stop drilled at both ends of the crack.
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© Cessna Aircraft Company Jun 1/2005
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