Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 19, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AA
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30088
Aircraft time
35,604 hours, 14,763 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
35,604 hours, 14,763 cycles
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

TWO EACH HOLES HAVE CRACK INDICATION IN SEAT TRACK FLANGE AT LEFT NUMBER 1 SEAT TRACK AT AFT INBOARD HOLE AND AFT OUTBOARD HOLE COMMON TO SEAT TRACK FLANGE AND SPLICE STRAP. AFT OUTBOARD AND OUTBOARD HOLES REAMED TO .247 AND HFEC SCAN SHOWED NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FASTENER INSTALLATION ACCOMPLISHED PER ECO J1707AA.