Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 12, 2010
Submitted
November 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23617
Aircraft time
76,752 hours, 31 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND L2 DOOR UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER MAIN SILL INNER CHORD BETWEEN BS 704-711, AT WL 208.10 WAS FOUND CORRODED. SECTION I OF ER/A 486856-14 ISSUED FOR CORROSION REPAIR AT L2 DOOR UPPER SURFACE OF LOWER MAIN SILL INNER CHORD BETWEEN BS 704-711. FOLLOW ON ACTION REQUIRED. ACCOMPLISH SECTION II, PERMANENT REPAIR THE SOONER OF 365 DAYS OR 3000 FLIGHT CYCLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED L-2 DOOR UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER MAIN SILL INNER CHORD BETWEEN BS 708-715 P/N 55-5300-3-4641 BATCH NR 0001 988114 IAW SRM 51-40-02 PG:21 FIG 4 COMPLIED WITH ERA 486856-14 REV.ORIG SECT 2 PERM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED.