Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 27, 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
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

CORROSION ON RT MAIN FUEL TANK PLATE NR 1460C COUNTERSINK HOLES AND SETTLEMENT AREA. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, COUNTERSINK HOLES WERE MEASURED, MAX DIAMETER ALLOWABLE IS 0.532" AND MAX DIAMETER MEASURED IS 0.579 ON C3 ADJACENT HOLES THEREFORE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-22-2A, FUEL ACCESS PLATE NBR 1460C WAS REPLACED.

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