In general, is it acceptable practice to substitute pop rivets for regular rivets if the need arises? There is a place at the front of a HS tip rib where I could not make a regular rivet work, even an oops rivet (the skin kept pulling away from the rib). I got a pop rivet to work.
Will the pop rivet have sufficient strength; is the difference only cosmetic (it's on the underside of the HS so I'm not concerned about the cosmetics)?
A related question, if an inspector sees a rivet he doesn't like, if this is in a place that cannot be accessed for bucking because the structure has been closed off too much, can the rivet generally be replaced with a pop rivet? (has anyone experienced this?)
Will the pop rivet have sufficient strength; is the difference only cosmetic (it's on the underside of the HS so I'm not concerned about the cosmetics)?
A related question, if an inspector sees a rivet he doesn't like, if this is in a place that cannot be accessed for bucking because the structure has been closed off too much, can the rivet generally be replaced with a pop rivet? (has anyone experienced this?)