Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 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
Sta 1343
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

AFT CARGO COMPT NR 3 RT EMERGENCY EXIT LOWER SILL AT ST6A 1343 CORRODED AROUND NUT PLATE. R & R CREASE BEAM AT NR 3 RT EMERGENCY EXIT STA 1343 IAW SRM 51-40-02. DAMAGE DIM; L=3.40 W=1.10 D=.046 ORIG THICKNESS .100 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-60-15, FIG 101.