Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26657
Aircraft time
67,089 hours, 24,702 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sill
Condition
Damaged
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

FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SILL DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. DOOR SEAL ON BOTTOM DAMAGED ALSO, DOOR SEAL TRACK DELAMINATED FROM FUSELAGE. DOOR SILL BULL NOSE HAS DENT ALSO. REMOVED SILL THRESHOLD & INSPECTED SUB STRUCTURE, NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND, STRAIGHTENED SEAL RETAINER TO FAIR & CHECKED FOR CRACKS, NONE FOUND. REPAIR BAD NUT PLATE. NEW SILL THRESHOLD IN AFT PIT. INSTALLED TRESHOLD IAW AMM. PRESSURIZED AC IAW AMM. OK FOR SERVICE.