Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 9, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78285
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33452
Aircraft time
34,576 hours, 11,744 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
144A5350
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 FASTENER HOLES AT BS 727B LBL 45.50 EXHIBIT CRACKS USING HFEC IAW NDTM PART 06 51-00-00 PROCEDURE. TWO EACH OTBD FASTENER HOLES CRACKED & ONE EACH INBD AFT FASTENER HOLE WITHOUT EDGE MARGIN 0.365 INCHES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AT CABIN SEAT TRACK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD OTBD FLANGE, CRACKED HOLES, INBD FLANGE, SHORTED HOLES, STATION 727B LBL 45.50 IAW ECRA.