Hi folks. I bought my -6 used so I'm not sure how the canopy is put together. I'm seeing these cracks (see pic) on both sides now and am not sure what to do. I don't want to simply double or stop drill without understanding what stress is causing the cracking. Any ideas from the veteran builders out there?
The pic is of the left canopy edge and the crack is just aft of where an inside doubler terminates. The struts look to be the standard install and are further forward of that doubler. Could this be due to side-to-side flexing exposing a metal join of some sort? The rivets are covered on the exterior so I can't tell if its a crack in one piece of Al sheet or two sheets.
Thanks for any advice,
-Neil
KDVO
The pic is of the left canopy edge and the crack is just aft of where an inside doubler terminates. The struts look to be the standard install and are further forward of that doubler. Could this be due to side-to-side flexing exposing a metal join of some sort? The rivets are covered on the exterior so I can't tell if its a crack in one piece of Al sheet or two sheets.
Thanks for any advice,
-Neil
KDVO
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