Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 17, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53624
Aircraft time
35,313 hours, 17,036 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 6, CORROSION BLEND OUT BEYOND LIMITS AT STATIONS 1182 AT 1185. ROUTED OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-10 AND SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4A.

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