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glhcarl
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It’s a chemicaly etched doubler. You find them all over Boeings.

Rgds Cking

It is a “bonded” doubler not a chemicaly etiched (milled) doubler. It is called a tear strap and it prevents a crack from growing past a specific length.

The pictures show the skin and a the seperate doubler!