Old Cessna 172 --- Cracks in Flap Trailing Edges

[Larry Smith]

How are these things being repaired, with a 1"-wide aluminum sheet doubler
sandwiched between the corrugated skins? That's what one of the IA's here
suggests, other than replacing the skins, which would cost an arm and a leg.

TIA.

[Dale]

In article >, "Larry Smith"
> wrote:

> How are these things being repaired, with a 1"-wide aluminum sheet doubler
> sandwiched between the corrugated skins? That's what one of the IA's here
> suggests, other than replacing the skins, which would cost an arm and a leg.

Another option (more expensive) would be to install the trailing edge bead sold
by BAS I think. It stiffens the trailing edge and helps to prevent cracks,
dents, bends. About $80 to $100 bucks for the two beads then the labor to split
the skins and install them.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

[Larry Smith]

"Dale" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Larry Smith"
> > wrote:
>
> > How are these things being repaired, with a 1"-wide aluminum sheet
doubler
> > sandwiched between the corrugated skins? That's what one of the IA's
here
> > suggests, other than replacing the skins, which would cost an arm and a
leg.
>
> Another option (more expensive) would be to install the trailing edge bead
sold
> by BAS I think. It stiffens the trailing edge and helps to prevent
cracks,
> dents, bends. About $80 to $100 bucks for the two beads then the labor to
split
> the skins and install them.
>
> --
> Dale L. Falk
>
> There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
> as simply messing around with airplanes.
>
> http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

Thanks. I believe that's the way we'll go and I found the trailing edge
bead at McFarlane's and Aircraft Spruce.