A method and kit for detecting leaks in an aircraft wing (5) including: providing an aircraft wing structure having at an outboard end a wing tip (11) and at an inboard end a wing root (9) and at least one rib disposed between the wing root (9) and the wing tip (11), there being in a first rib section (13) of the wing (5) a first rib (19) closest to the wing root (9); placing a gas-impermeable bladder (43) over the wing root (9); forming a gas-tight circumferential seal between the bladder (43) and an outer surface of the wing (5) in the first rib section (13); introducing a gas into the aircraft wing (5); and sensing for leaks in the aircraft wing (5).
Method for detecting leaks in aircraft wings
2015-11-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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