Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24389
Aircraft time
46,328 hours, 23,144 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
143N85121
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 OUTER CHORD OF THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL BEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TO FACILITATE THE REPLACEMENT, THE FS 620 FRAME WEB AND OUTER CHORD WERE CUT BETWEEN STRINGERS 25R-26R AND THE LOWER PORTIONS REMOVED. THE SILL CHORD WAS REPLACED, AND THE FRAME WEB AND CHORD SPLICED BACK IN PLACE WITH REPAIR DOUBLERS AND ANGLES PER ER/A 384163-14, REV A.