Service difficulty report · Rivet · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
October 31, 2001
Submitted
November 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N145Z
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ289
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Rivet
Condition
Broken
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIVET HEAD MISSING ON EXTENSION FITTING OF VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR JUST ABOVE AREA WHERE SPAR IS BOLTED TO FUSELAGE BULKHEAD. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR CRACKING OF STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING RIVET LOCATION. RIVET APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED IN TENSION. ADJACENT RIVETS APPEAR SOUND.

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