Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 12, 2013
Submitted
June 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22910
Aircraft time
76,960 hours, 38,364 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1340-1440
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

INNER CHORD OF AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR LOWER SILL CORRODED. THE DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE LOWER HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE CHORD SPANNING FROM STATION 1340 - 1440 AT S27R. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-60-15, FIG 101, EXCEEDING PUBLISHED LIMITS. A HFEC OPEN HOLE AND SURFACE SCAN INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6 REVEALING A DAMAGE FREE CONDITION. FABRICATED A TAPERED FILLER FROM 7075-T6 ALUMINUM TO FIT THE BLENDED AREA AND INSTALLED IAW AMES DOCUMENT 47050REA04.