A method of repairing a defect in a skin (1) of an aircraft wing made from a composite material is disclosed. The wing has a stringer (3) attached to an inner surface of the skin and the method comprises the steps of: cutting a section of stringer from the skin in the vicinity of the defect; positioning a repair plate (10) on the inner surface over the defect so that it extends between opposing cut ends (9) of the stringer; positioning a stringer repair part (16) on the repair plate, the stringer repair part being of a length sufficient to overlap each cut end of the stringer; attaching the repair plate to the skin; and, attaching the stringer repair part to the stringer in a region of overlap at each cut end. Apparatus for repairing a wing is also disclosed.
Repair of a damaged composite aircraft wing
2018-07-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
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