Patent ID: 8677625

Claim:
A process for repairing a damaged area of an aircraft fuselage, comprising: making at least one cut-out in the fuselage ( 20 ) so as to delimit a cut-out area that encompasses the damaged area; and blocking an opening that corresponds to the cut-out area with an element ( 28 ) compatible with a remainder of the fuselage ( 20 ), wherein the cut-out area has a polygonal shape bounded by a closed path and having sides ( 32 ) with one hole ( 34 ) at each angle of the polygonal shape of the cut-out area, wherein a portion of each hole extends outside of the polygonal shape, wherein each hole ( 34 ) is cut out with a tool whose diameter corresponds to that of a desired flare-out, said holes ( 34 ) being connected by cutting along said sides ( 32 ) using a saw, and wherein a flare-out at each angle is obtained by piercing a corresponding hole ( 34 ) whose diameter corresponds to that of the flare-out.