Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 3, 2016
Submitted
June 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55085
Aircraft time
40,052 hours, 27,910 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Not Reported
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA AND ELONGATED HOLE OF COUNTERSINK OF FUEL ACCESS DOOR 141AR. CARD 44, ZONE 000. CORROSION SETTLEMENT AREA AND COUNTERSINK OF FUEL ACCESS PLATE 141AR WERE REMOVED AND MEASURED, AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS WITH 5 HOLES 0.700", 0.662", 0.661", 0.665", AND 0.662". THEREFORE WILL BE REPAIRED WITH BUSHINGS IAW SRM 57-10-01, SETTLEMENT AREA WAS MEASSURED ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.180". REMOVING THICKNESS IS 0.176", THEREFORE IT IS WITHIN LIMITS THE COUNTERSINK AND HOLES WERE REWORKED AND COUNTERSINK WAS MEASSURED WITH 0.835". THEREFORE OUT LIMITS OF MINIMUM DIAMETER OF REPAIR AND WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 57-10-01, CONDITION 2.

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