Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 12, 2009
Submitted
March 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24391
Aircraft time
66,562 hours, 29,901 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
146N852253
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fs 1380
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

DURING CURRENT HMV, THE NR 2 CARGO DOOR LOWER CHORD OUTBOARD SILL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, ACCESS TO REMOVE THIS IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT FRAME, THE FS 1380 FRAME WEB AND OUTER CHORD REQUIRED CUTTING. ER/A 473267-14 DOCUMENTED THE CUT AND REPAIR OF THE WEB AND CHORD, IT DID NOT ADDRESS THE REPLACEMENT SILL CHORD.