What was found
CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA OF ACCESS PLATE 1377C AT LT WING FUEL TANK. FUEL ACCESS PLATE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2016
- Submitted
- April 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N999DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53371
- Aircraft time
- 63,753 hours, 45,761 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt 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.