Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 21, 2014
Submitted
December 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
62,642 hours, 46,156 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
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 1379C AT COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA. CARD 90, ZONE 00. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA WAS REMOVED, IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE MEASURED, MAX DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND MAX. DIAMETER MEASURED IS 0.540" IN 7 ADJACENT HOLES THEREFORE WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. THE ACCESS DOOR 1379C WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-22-2.

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