Aircraft Composite Repair

Section 01

Aircraft Composite Repair Capabilities

Composite airframe components fail differently from metal structure. Damage is often hidden below an intact surface, and a sound repair depends on correct material selection, ply orientation, surface preparation, and cure. Every repair we perform is scoped against the applicable maintenance and repair data before any material is removed.

• Fiberglass repair
• Carbon fiber repair
• Honeycomb sandwich repair
• Solid laminate repair
• Bonded and scarf repairs
• Core replacement and potting
• Skin and crack repair
• Delamination and disbond repair
• Impact damage and crushed core
• Edge and fastener-hole damage
• Evaluation of previous repairs

Section 02

Aircraft Components We Repair

• Fairings and wheel pants
• Engine cowlings
• Control surfaces — ailerons, flaps, elevators, rudders
• Wing skins and tips where applicable
• Fuselage panels
• Antenna covers and radomes
• Honeycomb sandwich panels
• Composite access panels
• Interior structural panels and floor panels

Section 03

Composite Damage We Assess

Before a repair is scoped we map the full extent of damage using visual inspection, tap testing, and ultrasonic inspection where needed. Common findings include:

• Impact damage from hail, ground handling, or foreign objects
• Delamination between plies
• Skin-to-core disbond
• Crushed or water-contaminated core
• Cracks at edges, fastener rows, and attach points
• Heat and erosion damage
• Deteriorated or non-conforming previous repairs

Section 04

Honeycomb & Sandwich Panel Repair

Sandwich structure relies on the bond between thin skins and a lightweight core. When core is crushed, wet, or disbonded, the panel loses stiffness well before the damage is obvious from the outside. We remove damaged core, dry and prepare the cavity, replace or pot the core, and restore the skins with matched plies and a controlled vacuum-bag cure.

Section 05

Mobile Aircraft Composite Repair

Jax Aerospace is based at Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine. Mobile service is available throughout Florida and the Southeast depending on job scope, aircraft location, repair requirements, and equipment. Where a repair is better performed in a controlled environment, components can be brought to our facility.

Repair Process

1. Step 01

   Initial damage photographs

2. Step 02

   Damage assessment

3. Step 03

   Reference approved / published repair data

4. Step 04

   Scope development

5. Step 05

   Surface preparation

6. Step 06

   Repair

7. Step 07

   Cure

8. Step 08

   Inspection

9. Step 09

   Documentation