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Date:  10-20-2012
Number of Hours:  2.25
Manual Reference:  06-04
Brief Description:  Riveting Nutplates

Riveted the two nutplates to VS-1202 with no problems. Started to work step 3 page 06-05.assemblying VS-1208 to VS-1202 and installing the two nutplates. Clecoed the two elements together and installed the center rivet with no problem. Lined up the first MS21051-L3 nutplate and when I riveted it the rivet was not flush on the countersink side!. Was not happy and not sure why that happened as I had not had any issue with the other nut plates. Suspect I was trying to be sure the nutplate was properly aligned and that the two ribs were also tight taking my concentration away from the squeezer which must have not had adequate pressure holding the flush head in. Bottom line is that it has to come out.
Decided to try and install the other one and carefully did that one with no problem. Decided in the tight space that I would use a Dremel tool with stone to get rid of manufactured head on back since it was also ragged. After getting it flush with the nutplate I carefully center punched the rived stem with a spring loaded center punch. Used a #45 drill in my hand battery screwdriver (that I have a drill chuck head with proper stem on it) and drilled through most of the center of the rivet. Was able to get nutplate off and rivet out with no damage to the holes. I noted a slight grinding on the nutplate flange where I had brushed it with the Dremel. Decided that I would order a new nutplate before proceeding.
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