Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 19, 2014
Submitted
August 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53173
Aircraft time
62,279 hours, 45,958 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 SETTLEMENT AREA AND COUNTERSINK AT LT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE 1357C, 1355C, MRB 57-083-02, AYP, CARD 102, ZONE 10. FUEL, CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS OF ACCESS PLATE NR 1355C WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 5122-2A, COUNTERSINKS WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND WERE FOUND 3 COUNTERSINK ADJACENTS OUT OF LIMITS, MEASURED: 0.596", 0.597" AND 0.585" ON ACCESS PLATE NR 1355C THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, CONDITION II. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS OF ACCESS PLATE NR 1357C WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-22-2A COUNTERSINKS WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND WERE FOUND 3 COUNTERSINKS ADJACENTS DUT OF LIMITS, MEASURED: 0.578", 0.563" AND 0.565" ON ACCESS PLATE NR 1357C THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A CONDITION II.

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