STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL

COMPOSITE COMPONENTS -
ALLOWABLE DAMAGE AND
REPAIR CLASSIFICATION

1. General

A.Allowable damage
is defined in SRM
Chapter 51−11−11
Paragraph 1.A. For
composite
materials only
permanent
allowable damage
and temporary
allow~ able as
defined in Chapter
51−11−11,
Paragraph 1.B.(1)
and Paragraph 1.B.
(3) are used.

NOTE:
Altho
ugh
no
struc
tural
repai
r is
neces
sary,
any
rough
or
sharp
edges
above
the
skin
conto
ur
must
be
smoot
hed
out,
then
the
dam-
aged
surfa
ce
must
be
repai
red.
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B.The parameters
of allowable
damage for
specific
components are
given in the
related chapter.
Any parameters
refer to the
parent material
but do not include
the surface
finish.

C.Some groups of
damage do not
affect the
structural
integrity or
decrease the
function of a
component in
normal operation,
however, the
damage could
decrease the life
of the component.
This type of
damage must be
permanently
repaired within a
specified time or
flight cycle
limit. A temporary
repair may also be
required. Any
parameters for
damage with a time
or flight cycle
limitation will be
given in the
related chapter.

D.Some groups of
damage affect the
structural
integrity and the
life of a
component, damage
of this type must
be repaired
immediately.
Either a temporary
or permanent
repair will be
specified in the
related chapter.

E.More information
on the term
’damage’ and the
different types is
given in Chapter
51−11−00, DAMAGE
CLASSIFICATION.

F.To repair damage

follow the steps
shown in the
Inspection/Repair
Chart - Figure 1.

NOTE: All
allowa
ble
damage
and
repair
able
damage
limits
are
typica
lly
given
in the
allowa
ble
damage
chapte
r
(Page
Block
101)
for
the
specif
ic
compon
ent.
The
repair
s
provid
ed in
the
repair
chapte
r
(Page
Block
201)
for
the
specif
ic
compon
ent
should
only
be
used,
if
called
up
 from
the
allowa
ble
damage
chapte
r for
that
compon
ent.
If
there
is no
allowa
ble
damage
chapte
r
(Page
Block
101),
then
go to
to the
repair
chapte
r for
repair
limits
direct
ly.

2.

d
T

e
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(1) An
evalu
ation
of
the
damag
e is
neces
sary
to
estab
lish
the
damag
e
categ
ory:

- Allowable,
- Repairable,

- Requires
manufacturer
‘s
instructions
.