TM 10-5411-224-14
5-8. REPAIR OF SHELTER PANEL PUNCTURE - DAMAGE TO CORE.
This task covers:
a.
Repair
INITIAL SETUP
Tools:
General Mechanics Tool Kit (Item 1, Appendix B)
Circular Saw (Item 6, Appendix B)
Putty Knife (P/O Item 1, Appendix B)
Drill (Item 4, Appendix B)
#11 Drill Bit (P/O Item 4, Appendix B)
Oscillating Sander (Item 2, Appendix B)
Riveting Tool (Item 3, Appendix B)
Paint Brush (Item 5, Appendix B)
Safety Glasses (Item 8, Appendix B)
Materials/Parts:
Alcohol, Isopropyl (Item 7, Appendix E)
Aluminum (Item 13, Appendix E)
Cloth, cotton (Item 3, Appendix E)
Dome Head Pop Rivets (Item 18, Appendix E)
Sandpaper (Item 12, Appendix E)
Polysulfide Sealer (Item 2, Appendix E)
Adhesive (Item 4, Appendix E)
Commercial Body Filler (Item 8, Appendix E)
Core, honeycomb (Item 9, Appendix EF
Gloves, rubber (Item 11, Appendix E)
REPAIR
NOTE
The following repair procedures are for damaged skin between structural members. If the
puncture or cut did not seriously damage the honey-comb core, follow the procedures in
paragraph 5-10. If the puncture or cut damaged the honeycomb core, perform the following
procedures.
1. Use a circular saw and make a cut out by removing approximately one inch of skin around the outside of the
puncture.
2. Select an aluminum patch that overlaps the cut out by one inch in all directions.
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