Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
October 8, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23126
Aircraft time
46,239 hours, 24,111 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
146N851210
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 LOWER SILL BEAM OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING WAS BADLY CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. TO REMOVE AND INSTALL A NEW SECTION, THE OUTER CHORD OF THE FS 1440 OPENING FRAME WAS CUT AT STRINGER 26R AND THE WEB CUT AT STRINGER 23R. THE LOWER SECTIONS WERE REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED AFTER THE SILL REPLACEMENT. THE WEB WAS SPLICED PER SRM AND THE CHORD WITH ALUMINUM ANGLES PER ER/A 381623-14, REV A.