What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, FUEL TANK ACCESS COVER ON THE RT WING WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS IN THE FASTENER COUNTERSINK AREAS IAW SRM 51-22-2A. ACCESS PANEL REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2013
- Submitted
- March 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 61,817 hours, 46,602 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.