Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 1, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24991
Aircraft time
45,329 hours, 21,740 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
146N851225
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

FUSELAGE C2 DOOR OPENING FRAME AND SILL FS 1440, SILL CHORD REPLACEMENT AND FRAME SPLICE REPAIR. THE OUTER CHORD OF THE LOWER SILL BEAM OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT, THE FS 1440 FRAME OUTER CHORD AND WEB WERE CUT AND THE LOWER SECTIONS REMOVED. THE SILL CHORD WAS REPLACED AND THE FRAME SECTION SPLICED BACK WITH ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 090314-14, REV A.