Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 19, 2015
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Aircraft time
63,330 hours, 45,708 cycles
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.

What was found

CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK OF RT WING FUEL ACCESS NR 1454C. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK WAS REMOVED. COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE MEASURED. MAX DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS ".532" AND MAX DIAMETER MEASURED IS .541 IN 3 HOLES ADJACENT. THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS AND WAS REPLACED ACCESS PLATE NR 1454C IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD JIC 2800-0390, JOB 001-0402.

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