Service difficulty report · Rivet · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
August 10, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N62GX
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Aircraft serial
031
Engine
Pwa PW306B
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Rivet
Part number
MS20450
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Strakes
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

FOUND NUMEROUS RIVETS THAT ATTACH THE STRAKES TO THE AFT FUSELAGE TO BE MS20450 TUBULAR RIVETS, NOT THE MS20470AD (BJ5) RIVETS CALLED FOR ON DRAWING. THE MS20450 TUBULAR RIVETS WERE OBSOLETED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1968. GALAXY ENGINEERING WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT COULD OPERATE TO ITS NEXT A INSPECTION, WHEN MFG ENGINEERING WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ON RIVET REPLACEMENT.

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