Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 20, 2014
Submitted
June 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53172
Aircraft time
61,933 hours, 45,822 cycles
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.

What was found

CORROSION ON FUEL ACCESS PLATE NR 1335C COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA AT LT WING. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK WAS REMOVED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.660" AND WERE FOUND 3 COUNTERSINK ADJACENTS OUT OF LIMITS MEASURED 0.673", 0.672" AND 0.674 ON ACCESS PLATE 1335C THEREFORE ACCESS WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, CONDITION II. TOOL USED CHAMFER GAGE, PN 1127, SN 35465.

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