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  1. gutboy

    Structural Shim

    Thank you guys. My vocabulary needed some work. My shimming issue was actually a filler problem. Thank you for all of the references. I can say that I'm always learning. Thank you again.
  2. gutboy

    Structural Shim

    I don't have a picture of the repair yet, but the repair is to a web of a frame. A doubler is required to repair damage to the web. The web has a .04" step in the area of the damage, so I need to have a .04" shim added to the stepped region to make a flat region for the doubler. The repair...
  3. gutboy

    Structural Shim

    Hello all, I'm working on a repair of a Boeing aircraft. The repair requires solid shims that meet the definition of a structural shim (per 737-300SRM 51-30-01). The issue I'm having is the specification requires that the structural shim is fastened to the repair component or the aircraft...

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