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Dent in turtledeck

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karmarepair

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I don't have access to my copy of AC43, so I thought I'd ask here.

Moving my Sonex was LARGELY successful, but a chain of error lead to a grapefruit sized dent in the top of the turtledeck, about a half inch deep. The stringer in that area is clearly involved.

I was thinking of how to pull or push it out, but then thought I should probably CUT it out and patch both the skin and the stringer.

No pictures yet, so just imagine what happened when the improvised door locks failed and the roll up door slammed on the fuselage. Advice wanted. Picture is of the plane in my shared hangar. The dent is between the antennas and the vertical stabilizer.
 

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