Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 5, 2016
Submitted
March 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53345
Aircraft time
63,480 hours, 45,809 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
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 AT WING ACCESS PLATE NR 1357C. SM, CARD 407, ZONE 100. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS .532" AND WERE FOUND 2 COUNTERSINKS OUT OF LIMITS, MEASURED .539" AND .539" THEREFORE HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS WERE REWORKED AND MEASURED 1, 1.0 .329" COUNTERSINK .617" NR 2, 1.0 .330" COUNTERSINK .605" , BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED WITH OD NR 1 .330 AND COUNTERSINK .511" NR 2, OD. .3305" AND COUNTERSINK .512" AREAS AND BUSHINGS WERE TREATED AND BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COND II AND 51-10-3. TOOL USED GAGE, PN 1127, S/N 55759 D/D 23-MAR-16.

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