Service difficulty report · Gate · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 6, 2011
Submitted
May 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23846
Aircraft time
72,678 hours, 29,915 cycles
Part
Gate
Condition
Corroded
Location
R4 Door
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

R4 DOOR LWR GATE HAS CORROSION ON FWD AND AFT CORNER. BLENDED FWD AND AFT LOWER CORNER OF R-4 IAW SRM 51-10-02 DIMENSIONS OF DAMAGE FWD EDGE L=.805 W=.260 D=.105 AFT EDGE L=.895, W=.235, D=.120 OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-02 FIG 10, DETAIL VII. REMOVED AND REPLACED W/NEW LOWER GATE R-4 PN NR 146N6106-56BATCH NR 0002042752 IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND B757-A-52-11-38-401.