What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT R2 DOOR SILL HAD CORROSION AT FWD GIRT BAR ATTACH PLATE FRAME 66+8. CORROSION BEYOIND LIMITS, REMOVED AND REPLACED R2 DOOR SILL.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2017
- Submitted
- March 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 2781
- Aircraft time
- 45,159 hours, 15,243 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Door Sill
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 66
- 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.