What was found
(CAN) DURING MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION OF THE DORSAL FIN, A RIVET AT THE REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD (STN 345.0) WAS DRILLED THROUGH THE SKIN, DOUBLER AND FLANGE ANGLE ADJACENT TO A BULKHEAD ATTACHMENT RIVET. AIRCRAFT TT: 2,277 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 651105014
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 345
- Part time
- 2,234 hours
- 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.