What was found
CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AT RT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE NR 1436C. COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE FOUND OUT LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2. ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW 1 AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2200-0390OB, 001-0392.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2015
- Submitted
- February 9, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 62,888 hours, 46,355 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.