What was found
MAIN FUEL TANK PLATE NR 1371C, CORROSION IN COUNTERSINKS, OUT OF DIMENSION AFTER CLEAN UP. TANK PLATE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2014
- Submitted
- November 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 68,898 hours, 51,642 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.