Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22811
Aircraft time
53,249 hours, 29,209 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
143N85122
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

THE C1 DOOR OPENING LOWER SILL WAS CORRODED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE SILL OUTER CHORD. TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION OF A NEW CHORD, THE FS 620 CLOSING FRAME OUTER CHORD AND WEB WERE CUT BETWEEN STRINGERS 25R & 26R AND A SECTION TEMPORARILY REMOVED FOR ACCESS. THE SECTIONS WERE REINSTALLED WITH ALUMINUM ANGLE CHORD SPLICES AND AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER WEB SPLICE INSTALLED PER ER/A 380263-14.