Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23998
Aircraft time
45,381 hours, 22,694 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
146N871163
Condition
Gouged
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 OUTER CHORD OF THE FS 1640 FRAME AT THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND GOUGED. TO FACILITATE REPAIR, THE DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME WAS CUT AND REMOVED. A NEW SECTION WAS INSTALLED AND SPLICED WITH REPAIR CHANNELS PER ER/A 382808-14, REV A.