Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 2, 2003
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22817
Aircraft time
57,754 hours, 30,852 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
146N852247
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 OUTER CHORD OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND CORRODED. TO REMOVE THE CHORD, THE FS 1440 FRAME OUTER CHORD AND WEB WERE CUT AND THE LOWER ENDS REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF SILL CHORD WAS INSTALLED, AND THE FRAME WEB AND CHORD SPLICED BACK IN PLACE WITH ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 384242-14, REV A.