Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 6, 2016
Submitted
March 7, 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 AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF WING ACCESS PLATE NR 1472C. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, MEASURED SETTLEMENT AREA WAS ACCOMPLISHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .150", REMAINING THICKNESS .138" THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS, COUNTERSINK WERE MEASURED MAXIMUM DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS .532" AND WAS FOUND 1 COUNTERSINK OUT OF LIMITS MEASURED .550" THEREFORE HOLE AND COUNTERSINK WERE REWORKED AND MEASURE WITH ID .3465" AND COUNTERSINK .606", BUSHING WAS FABRICATED WITH OD .347" AND COUNTERSINK OD .507 ", AREAS AND BUSHING WERE TREATED AND BUSHING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COND II AND 51-10-3.

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