What was found
CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AT RT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATES NR 1466 C OUT OF LIMITS. ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED. DRIPLESS FUEL WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 28-40-02. ACCESS PLATE 1466 WAS INSTALLED IAW AMM 28-00-00.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2015
- Submitted
- February 18, 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
- 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.