SDR 98ZZZX343

Service difficulty report · Tank · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
January 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2FOR
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
441
Part
Tank
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BLIND RIVETS ON INNER WALL OF AFT FUSELAGE TANK SKIN TO FRAME WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. RIVETS DID NOT EXTEND THROUGH SUFFICIENTLY TO FASTEN ALL MATERIAL. LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT FR 22-25, STR 10-14. TT: 4,971.5 HOURS. LANDINGS: 3,301.