Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 24, 2016
Submitted
November 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49721
Aircraft time
72,530 hours, 54,690 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 BTW FUSELAGE SKIN AND DOUBLER ON LOWER CORNER AT AFT LAVATORIES SERVICE PANEL CUT OUT. REMOVED CORROSION AREAS, MEASURE: ORIG, MATERIAL THICKNESS IS 0.063" REMAINING THICKNESS IS 0.055". REPAIRED PER ER/A.

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