Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 12, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49545
Aircraft time
62,169 hours, 47,858 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

MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK LBL44 STA 1203 TO 1309 HAS CORROSION AND GOUGES THROUGHOUT. BLENDED OUT CORROSION AND GOUGES CHECKED LIMITS AND BLENDED AREA OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION STA 1203-STA 1309 LBL44 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-1 P.1-23 AND AND DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-5 P. 1-30.

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