Service difficulty report · Fastener · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
June 28, 2002
Submitted
July 24, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78LT
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
75
Part
Fastener
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEAKING FASTENERS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE REMOVABLE PLANK, CAME UPON INCORRECT FASTENER INSTALLED. FASTENER WAS A 6 MM DIAMETER RATHER THAN A 5 MM DIAMETER AND SHORT IN LENGTH. FOUND THAT NUTPLATE, LOCATED INSIDE WING FUEL TANK, WAS MISSING OR BROKEN. AFTER REMOVAL OF PR SEALANT INSIDE THE FASTENER HOLE, DISCOVERED THE HOLE TO BE OVERSIZED AND TAPPED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT FASTENERS WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THEIR EXACT LOCATION, NUMEROUS FASTENERS, ON THE REMOVABLE PLANK, NOT LOCKED INTO THE NUT PLATES LOCATED INSIDE THE WING TANK. IMPROPER FASTENER INSTALLATION AND UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION TO THE WING PLANK, COULD SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.