Service difficulty report · Scuff Plate · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 1, 2024
Submitted
August 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58101
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27291
Aircraft time
113,303 hours, 24,333 cycles
Part
Scuff Plate
Part number
146N610459
Condition
Cracked
Location
L4 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

L4 DOOR AFT SCUFF PLATE CORNER FLATTENED AND CRACKED ALONG TOP RIDGE. DOESN''T ALLOW DOOR GATE TO CLOSE PROPERLY. (REF N/R 0800-0022). REMOVED AND REPLACED L4 DOOR AFT SCUFF PLATE WITH NEW P/N 146N6104-59 IAW B757 AMM 53-13-01-424-003. SEE PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON AMES NON ROUTINE 173487-0800-0023