Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 6, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Aircraft time
69,063 hours, 53,229 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 LT MAIN FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE NR 1361C COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AND SETTLEMENT AREA WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINKS WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS .532" AND WAS FOUND 3 COUNTERSINKS OUT OF LIMITS. MEASURE 0.558", 0.555", AND 0.560". THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE WILL BE REPAIRED, SETTLEMENT AREA WAS MEASURED, ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.150" REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.148". THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2A, CONDITION II. HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS WERE REWORKED, AND MEASURED WITH 0.360", 3 EA AND COUNTERSINK 0.630" 3 EA. THEREFORE OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIR AND ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 57-22-2A PAR 6, FIG 8. MEASURING STICK WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED ON NEW ACCESS IAW AMM 28-40-02.

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