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DRILLING PRACTICE

Hole Preparation for Protruding-Head Rivets

General drilling, finishing, deburring and cleanliness considerations.

Key reference points

  • Use correct tooling, alignment and stack support.
  • Protect the hole from burrs, elongation and surface damage.
  • Final diameter, tolerance and surface treatment come from approved data.
Training-reference boundary

This summary is not approved repair or maintenance data. Do not inspect, classify, select material, alter structure or perform a repair from this page alone. Use the current applicable SRM, AMM, engineering order, drawing and company procedures.