What was found
L4 DOOR UPPER GATE LEVELING COMPOUND CRACKED AND DISBONDING, AFTER REMOVING COMPOUND FOUND CORROSION IN ALL POCKETS COROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMTS. REPLACED UPPER GATE IAW AMM 52-11-38.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2012
- Submitted
- July 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N635DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 23762
- Aircraft time
- 78,922 hours, 36,890 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gate
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- L4 Door
- 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.