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Hi Dave,
Welcome to our group. Glad to have you aboard.
Check the rear spar carefully for compression distortion, especially
near the attach point. When a wing is strikes anything that may push it
backward, the rear spar can be affected.
I assume you have metallized wings? You can rivet a patch onto the
aluminum skin, but it won't look very nice. You will probably have to
use blind rivets to put the patch on. Are you sure that none of the
nose ribs are damaged?
Have fun,
Syd Cohen
Wausau, WI
Dave T wrote:
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>Hello,
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>I'm a first time writer and new to ercoupe ownership - hope I'm using the
>correct group. I am recovering (under the supervision of an IA) the
wings
>of my 1946 415C. There is damage to one of the leading edges due to
>striking a runway light. It created a 6 inch tear from the very front
and
>continued all the way through the bottom side of the leading edge only.
The
>light hit right between two nose ribs and about 1/2 way down the wing.
>There is no damage to the top side of the leading edge (or spar). Does
>anyone know if it's mandatory that I replace the entire leading edge or
is
>there an approved way to repair the tear only? The rest of the leading
edge
>looks very good. Of course, I'll check with my mechanic too.
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>Also wondering if there are any areas that have to receive additional
>attention while we're in there. Inside has been zinc chromated and looks
>very good (did they leave the factory zinc chromated?). No corrosion
that
>we could see. Plane had the swiss cheese AD prior to the damage and was
in
>annual. Thanks in advance for any response.
>
>Dave - Oshkosh
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