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 1464C. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINKS WERE MEASURED AND MAXIMUN DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS .532" AND WAS FOUND 1 COUNTERSINK OUT OF LIMITS MEASURE .568", THEREFORE HOLE AND COUNTERSINK WAS REWORKED AND MEASURED WITH I.D. .3455" AND COUNTERSINK .607" THEREFORE IS WITHIN LIMITS OF MAXIMUN HOLE DIAMETER REWORK AND BUSHING WAS FABRICATED OD .3465" AND COUNTERSINK .508" AREAS AND BUSHING WERE TREATED AND BUSHING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-22-2A, COND II AND 51-10-3, MEASURED SETTLEMENT WAS ACCOMPLSHED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS .150" REMAINING THICKNESS IS .134" THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2A.

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