Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387AM
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27184
Aircraft time
72,464 hours, 11,560 cycles
Part
Sill
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

SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION WERE FOUND ON THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER SILL OUTER CHORD AND FAIL SAFE STRAP. REMOVED ALL CORROSION PER SRM 51-10, ACCOMPLISHED SURFACE HFEC AND OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION. INSTALLED DRAWING TYPE FASTENERS BACK INTO THE FASTENER HOLES WET WITH BMS 5-95 PER EA 018620.