Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 4, 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

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What was found

CORROSION AT SETTLEMENT AND CONTERSINK AREAS OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1470C, AYP. CORROSION ON FUEL ACCESS PLATE 1470C WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE MEASURED AND MAX DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND MAX DIAMETER MEASURED IS 0.535" THEREFORE WAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS, SETTLEMENT AREA WAS MEASURED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .150" AND MAX DIAMETER REMOVED IS .026" THEREFORE IT IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2A AND FUEL ACCESS PLATE 1470C WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE INSTALLED UNDER CARD 2800-0390, JOB 001-0454.

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