Service difficulty report · Support · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 22, 2015
Submitted
October 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Aircraft time
63,330 hours, 45,708 cycles
Part
Support
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bulkhead
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 AFT BULKHEAD PANEL SUPPORTS AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT UPPER, LT, RT AND CENTER SIDE. CORROSION ON LT AND RT SUPPORTS PANELS BULKHEAD WAS ATTENDED WITH MEASSURED AS FOLLOW: UT, WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT SPM 04-00-07, PAR 5, FIG 3, SHEET 1-2. ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.040" AND REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.038" THEREFORE ITS WITHIN LIMITS IAW ER/A 511165-14, MA REV C AND DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE SUPPORT CENTER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-24-0.

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