Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
September 4, 2019
Submitted
September 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26489
Aircraft time
69,182 hours, 26,555 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

(AIRCRAFT 5642, L/P 1255705) INITIAL INSPECTION. CORROSION ON LWR SILL UPPER AND LWR SURFACE BTW STA 1380 TO 1440 AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR STRUCTURE. (C2). SUMMARY IN REFERENCE NRC 00251:(CORROSION LEVEL 2) LWR SILL WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-40-02 PAR. 4 AND 51-40-02 PAR. 7.