Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
March 3, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22221
Aircraft time
84,755 hours, 38,567 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
146T80082
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

UNDER BULK CARGO DOOR SILL LOWER SILL FS 1407-1480 BELOW S32L HAS THE UPPER CHORD OF THE SILL FRAME CORRODED (METAL WAS EXFOLIATED). REMOVED AND REPLACED BULK CARGO DOOR UPPER CHORD OF FLOOR FRAME WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW BOEING SRM 51-40-02 AT FS 1407-1480 S32L NO CRACKS NOTED, ACFT WAS GROUNDED.