Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 24, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
46,245 hours, 22,787 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
143N85121
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 OUTBOARD STRUCTURE OF THE LOWER SILL BEAM OF THE C1 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND CORRODED. TO REMOVE THE CORROSION, THE OUTER STRUCTURE AND WEB OF THE FS 620 FRAME WERE CUT BETWEEN STRINGERS 25R & 26R AND THE LOWER SECTIONS REMOVED. THE SILL STRUCTURE WAS REPLACED AND THE FRAME AND WEB SECTIONS SPLICED BACK IN PLACE WITH ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 384357-14, REV A.