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Would this concern you?

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  1. kylec

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  2. Bob Parks

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    No, Not really. ARE YOU KIDDING? The inboard-most skin displacement would be the thing that would worry me the most. It appears that something has been jammed in the space between the flap and the upper skin when the flap was retracted but the other one deserves a look. A bit confusing to me but it looks flyable in a pinch.
     
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    I would check the lift struts and I would look at the pucker in the rear spar/ fuselage connection at the wing root. What does the leading edge of the wing tip look like? The rear spar doesn't appear to have any upper chord displacement. Just guessing and speculating. A weird damage. I have seen airplanes flown with a lot worse looking "blemishes" but were still airworthy...like that Aeronca Champ that was seen in a few air shows.
     
  5. subirg

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    If I were doing my pre-flight checks and I found this, and it hadn't been there previously, and hadn't been inspected by a flight engineer, I would not take it into the air.
     
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    You guys must not have flown many Part 135 cargo runs in the 80's lol....
     
  7. jcurry

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    ^ that

    The bent portion appears to be the cove skin aft of the rear spar. Provides some aerodynamic benefit but essentially non-structural. But as Bob mentioned in his second post, make sure you know the root cause of this damage before expanding the envelope.

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    Duct tape, oh wait, that would be earlier. 600mph speed tape is what they use now.
     
  9. donv

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    If I remember correctly, that warping is pretty common on single engine Cessnas.

    That said, if you have any doubts, grab an A&P and ask him or her to take a quick look.
     

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