What was found
L4 DOOR LOWER SILL UPPER SURFACE, THRESHOLD PLATE MOUNTING BRACKET CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-60-15. REMOVED BRACKET IAW SRM 757 51-40-02 PG 1-7. NEW BRACKET FABRICATED IAW DWG 146N8016.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2013
- Submitted
- November 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N540US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26487
- Aircraft time
- 50,218 hours, 19,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Door Sill
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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