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This document summarizes the results of a study characterizing defects and damage in rivet holes in a crown lap joint of a retired commercial aircraft. Key findings include: 1) Each of the eight examined lap joint bays exhibited multiple-site damage, with some holes having up to eight cracks. 2) Crack sizes did not always correlate to expected stress levels. The largest crack was 0.259 inches. 3) Backtracking analysis found cracks initiated at rivet holes and grew over the aircraft

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PDDELUCA

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