Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

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
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 CENTRAL FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE 2302C, COUNTERSINKS. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK OF CENTRAL FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE WAS REMOVED FOUND 3 ADJACENT HOLES OUT OF LIMITS. ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW ONE AND WILL BE INSTALLED WITH JIC 5730-0655, JOB 001-0416, STEP 5.

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