Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
63,213 hours, 47,220 cycles
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.

What was found

CORROSION ON RT FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE NR 1460C AT COUNTERSINK AREA, MRB 57-083-02, REF 20000005843, CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK WAS REMOVED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND WERE FOUND 4 COUNTERSINK ADJACENT OUT OF LIMITS MEASURED 0.545", 0.570", 0.548" AND 0.562" ON ACCESS PLATE 1460C, THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2, A CON II MEASURING STICK WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED ON NEW ACCESS PLATE IAW AMM 28-40-02-201. SUPPORT WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-5 NEW ACCESS PLATE WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, NEW DRILL HOLES WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5.

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