Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 27, 2015
Submitted
November 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Not Reported
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 AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1476C. CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1476C WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COUNTERSINK WERE MEASSURED MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND WERE FOUND 3 ADJACENT COUNTERSINK OUT OF LIMITS. ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A. MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF OUT LIMITS 0.538".

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