Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
December 5, 2019
Submitted
February 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621CZ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000218
Aircraft time
32,152 hours, 19,888 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
17065917003
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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

DURING BASIC CHECK IN SAT, INSPECTION DISCOVERED CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LH LATERAL SEAT TRACK P/N 170-65917-003. THE APPROXIMATE DAMAGE DIMENSIONS ARE 1.30 INCHES X .20 INCH TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF .009 INCH DEEP. VT-SAA REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A PERMANENT REPAIR IN THE FORM OF ETD2016-170-005039 WHICH ALLOWS THE CORROSION TO BE BLENDED OUT AND THEN NDT INSPECTED FOR VERIFICATION OF DAMAGE REMOVED. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, THEN THE REPAIR IS CONSIDERED PERMANENT. COMPASS ENGINEERING HAS CLASSIFIED THIS REPAIR AS A MINOR REPAIR. LH LATERAL SEAT TRACK P/N 170-65917-003 IS NOT FCS, BUT IS PSE AND REQUIRES FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS. EA E175-53-719.1 WILL BE ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS PER ETD2016-170-005039. [REF INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS: TASK 53-23-005-0001 (INTERNAL GVI THRESHOLD OF 20,483FC OR 27,242FH, INTERVAL OF 10,133FC OR 13,476FH) IS SUFFICIENT AND IS MET USING THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: MPG/MRBR REVISION #11.W.O.#2778835

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