What was found
CORROSION ON LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE 1371C COUNTERSINK HOLES. ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2014
- Submitted
- August 4, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 62,480 hours, 45,866 cycles
- 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.