Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27586
Aircraft time
55,651 hours, 24,267 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1635-1680
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

LT AFT PASSENGER DOOR LOWER SILL OUTER CHORD BS 1635 TO 1680 HAS EXFOLIATED CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED THRESHOLD, END CAPS AND FWD END, AFT LOWER SILL CHORDS IAW SRM 51-40-02, LOCATED AND DRILLED AND DUBURRED NEW SILL CHORDS IAW B757-200 SRM 51-30-01. INSTALLED NEW SILL CHORDS , THRESHOLD AND CAPS ON FWD AND AFT END OF THRESHOLD IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND AMM 38-31-02-424-070.