What was found
CORROSION AND WEAR ON THE COUNTERSINK OF THE FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1462C. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2015
- Submitted
- July 31, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Unreported 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.