Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 16, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23846
Aircraft time
72,678 hours, 29,915 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

AFT CARGO COMPT AT STA 1420 UPPER FRAME ADJACENT TO DOOR SILL CHANNEL SUPPORT HAS CORROSION. REMOVED SHEAR CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02, REMOVED CORR ORIG .040, REMOVED .020, .020 REMAINING OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-53, FABBED NEW SHEAR CLIP ON TRAVELER T11/878861 PER DWG DA-146N5426-44 LOCATED & DRILLED IAW SRM 51-40-05. TREATED & PRIMED IAW SRM 51-20-01, APPLIED TOPCOAT IAW SRM 51-21-10. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02.