What was found
CORROSION ON LT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL 1367C. ACCESS PANEL WAS REWORKED AND WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. ACCESS PANEL REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2014
- Submitted
- August 14, 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.