---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002419"
title: "Method for temporarily closing openings in aircraft parts"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:12:51.641364Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002419"
categories:
  - "sensors-controls-machine-vision/industrial-control"
keywords:
  - "b64f5/10"
  - "g05b19/41805"
  - "g05b19/41805"
  - "f16b11/006"
  - "f16b19/109"
  - "f16b2200/95"
---

# Method for temporarily closing openings in aircraft parts

## Abstract

A method for temporarily closing openings in an aircraft part during a manufacturing process by providing a first part that has a first opening and positioning a temporary closure member inside that first opening. The temporary closure member has an RFID tag that has stored on it a unique identification. At a later stage in the aircraft manufacturing process, a scanning device is used to scan for the RFID tag based on the identification. The temporary closure member is removed from the first opening and subsequently replaced by a permanent member.