Fastener assembly

Abstract

A fastener assembly for mounting a component to a bracket attached to an inner surface of the skin of an aircraft wing such that the component is thermally and electrically isolated from the bracket is disclosed. The component and bracket each having mounting holes and the fastener assembly comprises a fastening element having a shaft to extend through said holes, first and second isolating members mountable on the shaft on either side of the bracket such that the bracket is sandwiched between said first and second isolating members and, a retaining element threadingly engageable with the shaft protruding through the second isolating member to clamp said first and second isolating members together against said bracket. One of the isolating members has a central portion that protrudes through said mounting hole in the bracket and the other isolating member comprises a recess to receive said central portion.

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