Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 31, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21584
Aircraft time
62,952 hours, 49,255 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

FUSELAGE C2 DOOR OPENING LOWER SILL OUTER CHORD WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION ON THE OUTBD SKIN FLANGE NEAR FS 950E+10. THE CORROSION WAS MACHINED AWAY AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR ANGLE AND STRAP PER ER/A 381581-14, REV A.