Aircraft repair
Aircraft repair
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Where can I find information on repairing cracks in airplanes(commercial and other large planes as well as military planes)? I need information on the different crack repair methods available and which techniques are best to use under which scenarios...





RE: Aircraft repair
Wes C.
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There are no engineers in the hottest parts of hell, because the existence of a 'hottest part' implies a temperature difference, and any marginally competent engineer would immediately use this to run a heat engine and make some other part of hell comfortably cool. This is obviously impossible.
RE: Aircraft repair
SomeguyME,
Be aware that the repairs shown in the FAA AC 43.13 are based upon static material capabilities only and DO NOT take into considerations fatigue and crack propagations involved on pressurized aircraft.
RE: Aircraft repair
And I am sorry if this may be a dumb question but where can I find the document FAA AC43.13? Can i view it online? Or can someone give me a link?
Thanks again
RE: Aircraft repair
RE: Aircraft repair
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Your aircraft SRM should have data concerning crack limits and repair methods. It would take precedence over 43-13.
RE: Aircraft repair
What aircraft/part are you trying to repair? Is this primary or secondary structure? Do you have the SRM?
Or is this related to some sort of school assignment?
RE: Aircraft repair
Wes C.
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There are no engineers in the hottest parts of hell, because the existence of a 'hottest part' implies a temperature difference, and any marginally competent engineer would immediately use this to run a heat engine and make some other part of hell comfortably cool. This is obviously impossible.
RE: Aircraft repair
RE: Aircraft repair
Good luck
James
RE: Aircraft repair
RE: Aircraft repair
What are you repairing? I guess that is the biggest question. SRM's are Approved data in the country of certification and can be used fairly liberally depending on what you need to fix. This varie by Regulatory agency. They are inclusive, so if the SRM does not say "do not use this repair here", typically it is acceptable to use it. The cavaet being that it is the judgement of the Engineer and the local Regulatory type.
Most commercial aircraft have had damage tolerance retroactively applied to them. Again depending on what you are doing, the actual repair may not be the issue, it will be the paper to support it.
RE: Aircraft repair
RE: Aircraft repair