Service difficulty report · Rivet · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 15, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
11,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Rivet
Part number
AN470B
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
12,094 hours, 14,401 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, RIVET HEADS WERE FOUND SITTING ON THE FRAME BELOW THE WINDOW, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE RIVET HEADS CAME FROM THE SPLICE IN THE CHANNEL AT STA 193.00. RIVET HEADS WERE CORRODED AND SEPARATED WITH HALF OF THE HEAD STILL WITH THE REST OF THE RIVET, FOUND RIVETS IN THE SAME CONDITION IN THE SPLICE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEPARATED RIVETS ARE AB RIVETS 5056T AND THE OTHER RIVETS IN THE SPLICE ARE AD RIVETS 2117T. HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH MANUFACTURE TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A REASON FOR THE B RIVET TO BE MIXED IN WITH THE AD RIVETS AND WHICH RIVETS SHOULD BE IN THAT SPLICE.