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• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 4-30
  Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair › Structural Fasteners › Solid Shank Rivet

  securely, come in thousands of shapes and sizes with many of them specialized and specific to certain aircraft. Since some structural fasteners are common to all aircraft, this section focuses on the more frequently used fasteners. For the purposes ... solid shank rivets and special purpose fasteners that include blind rivets. Solid Shank Rivet The solid shank rivet is the most common type of rivet used in aircraft construction. Used to join aircraft structures, solid shank rivets…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 4-45
  Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair › Structural Fasteners › Special Purpose Fasteners

  shall not be used: 1. In fluid-tight areas. 2. On aircraft in air intake areas where rivet parts may be ingested by the engine. 3. On aircraft control surfaces, hinges, hinge brackets, flight control actuating systems, wing attachment fittings ... rivet shank. Support the opposite side of the structure to prevent structural damage. Figure 4-98. Rivet removal. Figure 4-99. NACA riveting method. Figure 4-100. Assorted fasteners. hulls below the water level, or other heavily stressed locations…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 6-9
  Chapter 6: Aircraft Wood & Structural Repair › Suitable Wood › Glues (Adhesives)

  glue line thickness, the spread of the adhesive, whether one or two surfaces, and the amount of clamping pressure and time required for full cure of the adhesive. AC 43.13-1 provides information on the criteria for identifying adhesives that ... specific instructions on acceptable adhesive selection for use on that type aircraft. 2. Adhesives meeting the requirements of a MIL SPEC, Aerospace Material Specification (AMS), or Technical Standard Order (TSO) for wooden aircraft structures are satisfactory, provided they…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 6-10
  Chapter 6: Aircraft Wood & Structural Repair › Repair of Wood Aircraft Structures › Preparation of Wood for Gluing

  gluing operation must be carefully controlled to obtain a continuous, thin, uniform film of solid glue in the joint with adequate adhesion to both surfaces of the wood. The following conditions are required: 1. Proper and equal moisture content ... percent). 2. Properly prepared wood surfaces that are machined or planed, and not sanded or sawed. 3. Selection of the proper adhesive for the intended task, which is properly prepared and of good quality. 4. The application of good gluing…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 4-1
  Chapter 4: Aircraft Metal Structural Repair

  strong can create stress risers that may cause cracks in other locations. As discussed in Chapter 3, Aircraft Fabric Covering, sheet metal aircraft construction dominates modern aviation. Generally, sheet metal made of aluminum alloys is used in airframe sections that ... serve as both the structure and outer aircraft covering, with the metal parts joined with rivets or other types of fasteners. Sheet metal is used extensively in many types of aircraft from airliners to single engine airplanes…