Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 30, 2002
Submitted
November 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22808
Aircraft time
57,311 hours, 31,311 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
143N852210
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

CORROSION REPAIR, THE OUTBD CHORD OF THE LOWER SILL OF THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. THE OUTER CHORD AND WEB OF THE FS 620 OPENING FRAME WERE CUT AT STR 25R AND THE LOWER ENDS REMOVED TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE SILL CHORD. A NEW SILL CHORD WAS INSTALLED AND THE DOOR FRAME AND WEB SPLICED BACK IN WITH REPAIR ANGLES AND DOUBLERS PER ER/A 383863-14, REV B.