Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 11, 2016
Submitted
December 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
75,795 hours, 58,395 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg
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

HIDDEN DAMAGE. AFTER NUT REMOVAL ON RT MLG SUPPORT FITTING INBD LOWER STUD CORROSION WAS FOUND. LOWER STUD ON RT MLG SUPPORT FITTING WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED PER AMM 20-30-01 AND 20-10-14, AFTER STUD REMOVAL CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FITTING BORE AND WAS ATTENDED UNDER ERA 552830-14 REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-16-458 REV 5. FUEL LEAK CHECKS WAS PERFORMED AND LEAKS NOT WAS FOUND PER AMM 28-10-01/601.

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