Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24263
Aircraft time
68,796 hours, 28,091 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1640-1681
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 M-CHECK FOUND FT AFT CABIN 4L DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION BS 1640-1681 LBL54" TOP SURFACE & LWR SURFACE AT BS 1640. CLEANED OUT CORRODED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-02, DIMENSIONS L=2.6 W=2.0 D=.0205 IAW SRM 53-60-15 OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED DOOR SILL IAW SRM 51-40-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-05, INSTALLED P/NDA-146N5246-7-12 AND DA-146N5246-5-12 IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED 2EA L-4 DOOR SILL SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02, PAINTED AREA IAW AMM 51-21-00.