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
Rt 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 COUNTERSINK AREA AT RT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE NR 1462C AND 1464C MRB 57-083-02,AYP, CARD 107, ZONE 10, FUEL. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK OF ACCESS PLATE NR 1462C WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND WERE FOUND 3 COUNTERSINK ADJACENTS OUT OF LIMITS, MEASURED 0.540", 0.550" AND 0.540" ON ACCESS PLATE NR 1462C. THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A CONDITION II.

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