What was found
CORROSION ON SETTLEMENT AREA OF FUEL ACCESS PANEL 1355C, ON LT WING. THE ACCESS PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED THE ACCESS PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2015
- Submitted
- November 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 66,338 hours, 49,054 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.