What was found
CORROSION ON COUNTERSINKS AND SETTLEMENT AREA AT FUEL TANK ACCESS NR 1335C AND NR 1365C. FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATES NR 1335C AND NR 1365C WERE CLEANED, WERE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AND WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2016
- Submitted
- September 2, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53415
- Aircraft time
- 63,056 hours, 45,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.