Hawaiian 767 strips its rivets

[mikea]

SEA-TAC - A Hawaiian Airlines flight headed from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Maui turned around and came back Friday after experiencing unusual vibrations and a loose wing panel, officials said.

Repair crews later found that nine rivets had popped off a nonstructural panel that gives access to the inside of the wing. Others were found to be loose.

http://www.komotv.com/news/19020259.html

At least it didn't lose the roof.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

I wonder if their decision was influenced by the recent flack on the AA panel loss.

 

[gprellwitz]

At least it didn't lose the roof.

There, fixed it for ya.

I love how they had to have a picture of the plane at the gate. That's informative how?

 

[Skip Miller]

It will be interesting to see if the vibrations stressed the rivets to the breaking point, or if something else loosened/didn't set properly the rivets which let the panel vibrate.

-Skip