fasteners

"I was finding a lot of missing fasteners, a lot of bent parts, sometimes even missing parts."

Without this protection, water can enter tiny cracks created by the decking fasteners, getting bigger over time.

Boeing removed every fastener on each of the five circumferential joins on all of those airplanes, about 2,000 fasteners for each join, and measured the gap at each hole — a so-called “through-hole” inspection.

The mid-length swim shorts are made from printed recycled polyester and have adjustable side fasteners.

And you could see the screwdriver’s head starting to distort while trying to remove the fasteners.