Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
July 24, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
43,989 hours, 12,840 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

DURING LETTER CHECK IN ATL, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON THE C2 DOOR LOWER SILL OUTBOARD CHORD RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DOORWAY. THE CORROSION IS CONFINED TO THE .140- THICK VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE TEE CHORD AND HAS BEEN REMOVED BY BLENDING. THE DEPTH OF THE CORROSION RANGES FROM .004-. REMOVED TO .052- MAXIMUM. REPAIR MAJOR.