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FAA Advisory Circular · AC 43.13-1B

Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and Repair

Dated 9/8/98 · Change 1 · 756 Pages

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Summary

What It Is

AC 43.13-1B contains methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the FAA for inspections and minor repairs of nonpressurized areas of civil aircraft, unless the manufacturer's instructions recommend against the repair.

Why It Matters

Persons maintaining aircraft under 14 CFR part 43 use it; its repair data may serve as FAA-approved data for repairs when cited by chapter, page, and paragraph in block 8 of Form 337.

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About AC 43.13-1B

Each chapter and appendix reads as one continuous document with its printed paragraphs in the contents. Turn on Show Page Numbers in a chapter to see where each printed page begins, and copy an exact citation from any paragraph.

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Chapters

13Sections1Appendices3

Front Matter

1 Section

Front Matter

Front Matter

Front Matter · 35 Pages · Pages ii–xxxv

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Chapters

13 Chapters

Chapter 1

WOOD STRUCTURE

Chapter 1 · 41 Pages · Pages 1-1–1-41

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Chapter 2

FABRIC COVERING

Chapter 2 · 42 Pages · Pages 2-1–2-42

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Chapter 3

FIBERGLASS AND PLASTICS

Chapter 3 · 33 Pages · Pages 3-1–3-33

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Chapter 4

METAL STRUCTURE, WELDING, AND BRAZING

Chapter 4 · 96 Pages · Pages 4-1–4-96

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Chapter 5

NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION (NDI)

Chapter 5 · 59 Pages · Pages 5-1–5-59

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Chapter 6

CORROSION, INSPECTION, AND PROTECTION

Chapter 6 · 49 Pages · Pages 6-1–6-49

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Chapter 7

AIRCRAFT HARDWARE, CONTROL CABLES, AND TURNBUCKLES

Chapter 7 · 83 Pages · Pages 7-1–7-83

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Chapter 8

ENGINES, FUEL, EXHAUST, AND PROPELLERS

Chapter 8 · 51 Pages · Pages 8-1–8-51

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Chapter 9

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

Chapter 9 · 57 Pages · Pages 9-1–9-57

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Chapter 10

WEIGHT AND BALANCE

Chapter 10 · 25 Pages · Pages 10-1–10-25

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Chapter 11

AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 11 · 134 Pages · Pages 11-1–11-134

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Chapter 12

AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS

Chapter 12 · 26 Pages · Pages 12-1–12-26

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Chapter 13

HUMAN FACTORS

Chapter 13 · 2 Pages · Pages 13-1–13-2

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Appendices

3 Appendices

Appendix 1

GLOSSARY

Appendix 1 · 15 Pages · Pages 1 (App. 1)–15 (App. 1)

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Appendix 2

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Appendix 2 · 6 Pages · Pages 1 (App. 2)–6 (App. 2)

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Appendix 3

METRIC-BASED PREFIXES AND POWERS OF 10

Appendix 3 · 2 Pages

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