Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53274
Aircraft time
67,006 hours, 48,205 cycles
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.

What was found

SEVERAL CORROSION POINTS ON SETTLEMENT AND COUNTERSINK AREA OF FUEL ACCESS PLATES 1311C, 1303C, 1307C, 1355C. ACCESS PLATES 1307C AND 1311C WERE PERFORMED UNDER CARD 207 ZONE 00. ACCESS PLATE 1303C WERE REPLACED, REPAIR IS NOT PERMITTED IAW SRM 51-22-2A CONDITION III. CORROSION ON COUNTERSINK AND SETTLEMENT AREAS WAS REMOVED ON ACCESS PLATE 1335C, COUNTERSINK MAX, MEASURED ALLOWABLE IS 0.660" AND WERE FOUND 3 COUNTERSINKS OUT OF LIMITS, MEASURED: 0.667" AND 0.670"(2EAS) THEREFORE ACCESS PLATE 1355C WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-22-2A COND II.

More about the Doug MD-88