Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
November 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49718
Aircraft time
73,393 hours, 55,459 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

GENERAL SURFACE CORROSION ON FWD CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE FUSELAGE SKIN. PRESSURE VALVE COLLAR WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 591657555-5 REV.E. AND SRM 51-30-1 & 51-30-2 FWD CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE WAS REMOVED, INSTALLED, AND TESTED IAW AMM 21-32-07. (UT) WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.050" IN AND MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.09" IN THEREFORE COLLAR IS "OUT OF LIMITS" IAW SRM 53-01 FIG.1 AND NDT SPM 04-00-07 PARAGRAPH FIG.3 (SHEET 1 AND 2).

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