Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 1, 2014
Submitted
June 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
63,395 hours, 47,455 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
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 FUEL ACCESS PLATE NR 1307C AT COUNTERSINK HOLES SETTLEMENT AREA (AYP) IN REF CARD 42, ZONE 00, MBR 57-083-02, H1L1-AYP, CARD78, ZONE 00. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-22-2A. COUNTERSONK HOLES WERE MEASURED MAX DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.660" AND MAX DIAMETER MEASURED IS 0.747" IN 7 HOLES, THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM. FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2800-0120, JOB 001-0385.

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