Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
October 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
34,544 hours, 16,533 cycles
Part
Seat Track
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

SEAT TRACK NUMBER 3 AT STATION 793 HAS CORROSION THAT IS OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SEAT TRACK AND SPLICE PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4F.

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