Method for applying a cover to an aircraft wing and aircraft wing obtained by said method

A method for applying a cover to an aircraft wing, comprising the following steps:

• placing a skin provided with one or more manholes on the aircraft wing;
• placing a gasket for the, or each, manhole of the skin in direct contact with the skin;
• placing a plug in the, or each, manhole, wherein the, or each, plug has a head which contacts an upper surface of the, or each, gasket and a post below the head which is disposed within an opening of the, or each, gasket and an opening of the skin, wherein a thickness of the post is equal to a combined thickness of the, or each, gasket and the skin;
• and co-curing the aircraft wing together with the cover, the cover comprising the skin, the one or more gaskets and the one or more plugs.