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 AT WING ACCESS PLATE NR 1367C. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINKS WERE MEASURED, MAXIMUN DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS .532" AND WERE FOUND 2 COUNTERSINK OUT OF LIMITS MEASURED .551" AND .554" THEREFORE HOLES AND COUNTERSINKS WERE REWORKED, AND WERE MEASURED NR 1 ID .329" AND COUNTERSINK .622"N NR 2 ID .3295" AND COUNTERSINK .620" THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS OF MAXIMUN HOLE DIAMETER REWORK AND BUSHINGS WERE FABRICATED NR 1, OD .330" COUNTERSINK .511", NR 2 OD .330" COUNTERSINK .512", AREAS AND BUSHINGS WERE TREATED, BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COND II AND SRM 51-10-3.

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