What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SETTLEMENT AREA AND COUNTERSINK HOLES OF THE LT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL NR 1307C. ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2013
- Submitted
- March 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N944DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49817
- Aircraft time
- 62,240 hours, 47,063 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt 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.