What was found
CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS PLATE 1409, UPPER RT WING . BLENDED OUT OF THE ACCESS PLATE IS NOT PERMITED IAW SRM 51-22-2A. FUEL ACCESS PLATE NR 1409C WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2015
- Submitted
- July 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49535
- Aircraft time
- 74,354 hours, 57,047 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.