Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 1, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23209
Aircraft time
77,302 hours, 32,235 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

ON REMOVAL OF AFT CARGO DOOR SIDE PANEL FOUND CORROSION ON AFT CARGO DOOR SILL. BLENDED CORR AREAS PER SRM 51-10-02. OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-60-15 FIG 101. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SILL T-CHORD IAW SRM 51-40-02 & SRM 51-40-05. SPLICE SIDE PNL AT STA1485. FABBED REPAIR SPLICE FOR STA 1485 IAW STAM TRAVELER T11/876949. INST SIDE PNL IAW SRM 51-40-02.