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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Paul Edwards, Bristol, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
Seal member arrangements having at least one seal plate are disposed over stringer receiving recesses in ribs of an aircraft. A tool for locating a seal member arrangement over a stringer-receiving recess in a rib of an aircraft assembly. The tool system has a holder configured to hold the seal member arrangement over the recess. A biasing arrangement is configured to act on the holder to bias the seal member arrangement into an aligned position with a stringer received in the recess. A fixing arrangement is configured to act on the seal member arrangement to fix the seal member arrangement in the aligned position. A sealing kit, an aircraft assembly, a method of fixing a seal member arrangement over a stringer-receiving recess in a rib of an aircraft are also disclosed.