Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 10, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21431
Aircraft time
64,972 hours, 49,338 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
655612910
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

THE LOWER DOOR SILL OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION ON THE OUTER FLANGE OF THE OUTBOARD CHORD BETWEEN FS 950E & 990. CLEANUP OF THE CORROSION RESULTED IN A 4.5 INCH FLANGE TRIMOUT, A 2.5 INCH TRIMOUT AND SEVERAL BLEND LOCATIONS. THE BLENDS AND TRIMOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL STEEL STRAPS PER ER/A 378743-14.