MD80. VERT STABILIZER SIDE PLATES WERE INSTALLED IN NON COMPLIANCE DUE TO ENGINEERING DRAWING CONFLICT.

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MAY/TUE/01 VERT STABILIZER SIDE PLATES WERE REPLACED AND THE INSTALLATION BOUGHT OFF ON WRITE-UP. MAY/WED/01 DURING CLRNC TO INSTALL HORIZ STABILIZER; WRITE-UP WAS GENERATED FOR SPOT FACES MISSING ON THE LUG PLATES. DRAWING X LUG PLATE DETAIL DRAWING; DOES NOT SHOW SPOT FACES. WRITE-UP SIGNED OFF BASED ON THIS DRAWING. MAY/WED/01 AT THE REQUEST OF THE DOCK MECH; PERSON #2 WROTE THAT 6 FASTENERS ON THE L SIDE AND 19 FASTENERS ON THE R SIDE HAD GAPS UNDER THE HEADS. THIS WAS AFTER THE 8 WRITE-UPS FOR THE LUG PLATE INSTALLATION WAS BOUGHT OFF. THIS WRITE-UP WAS WORKED AND BOUGHT OFF BY INSPECTION. PERSON #2 MADE THE ACCUSATION THAT THE MECH INSTALLING THE LUG PLATES WAS A 'BUTCHER' AND THAT HE WAS USING A G8 RIVET GUN AND A 1/2 INCH WRENCH TO INSTALL THE HI-LOCKS). MAY/THU/01 INSPECTORS PERSON #3 AND PERSON #4 BROUGHT TO ME AN INSTALLATION DRAWING SHOWING SPOT FACES. I WROTE WRITE-UP FOR HAVING MISSING SPOT FACES PER INSTALLATION DRAWING DATED MAY/FRI/01 WAS WRITTEN TO ALLOW FOR MISSING SPOT FACES PROVIDED THAT THE HI-LOCKS WERE INSTALLED PER MANUAL (HEADS SEATED PROPERLY; NO DAMAGE TO HEADS; ETC). HI-LOCKS WERE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AND BOUGHT OFF ON WRITE-UP. MAY/FRI/01 AFTER ISSUANCE OF SVC REQUEST; INSPECTOR (PERSON #5) CHKED TO MAKE SURE INSTALLATION MATCHED THE SVC REQUEST AND WRITE-UP WERE WRITTEN FOR HAVING DAMAGED HI-LOCK HEADS. MAY/TUE/01 CARDS WERE SIGNED OFF BY SUPVR AS BEING REINSPECTED WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. WRITE-UP WAS REFED FOR THE INSTALLATION AND BUY-BACK OF THE FASTENERS. I ASKED PERSON #5 IF HE WAS SEEING ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAT I WAS NOT SEEING AND IF SO TO TAKE ME TO THE DOCK AND SHOW ME. HE DID NOT.