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We had a nasty surprise during this condition inspection, we found a broken longeron right in front of the right front spar attach bracket and front seat. Broken clean through.
On Friday, I had a lengthy discussion with my welder and A&P, both of them agree that to their knowledge, the proper fix is to cut out the cluster and weld in new tubing with an insert and fishmouth patch, in essence, making that area three layers. But the welder also says that there might be a newer school of thought and approved method of fixing this kind of break that he's not aware of.
To that end, I'm reaching out here to see if anyone that has experienced this kind of break has an alternative method of repairing that works.
On Friday, I had a lengthy discussion with my welder and A&P, both of them agree that to their knowledge, the proper fix is to cut out the cluster and weld in new tubing with an insert and fishmouth patch, in essence, making that area three layers. But the welder also says that there might be a newer school of thought and approved method of fixing this kind of break that he's not aware of.
To that end, I'm reaching out here to see if anyone that has experienced this kind of break has an alternative method of repairing that works.
