Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 24, 2010
Submitted
August 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21490
Aircraft time
42,731 hours, 29,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Seat Track
Part number
53FX13981
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1085
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CORRODED, STA 1085, BL 0. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED SEAT TRACK BS 1000 TO BS 1130. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION USING BAC1520-792-7178-T6511 DIMS 129 3/8", FABRICATED STRAP USING 7075T-6 .250 DIMS 7 1/8" X 2 1/8", FABRICATED 2 ANGLES USING BAC1503-100122-7178-T6511 DIMS 14 1/8" X 2 1/2" EACH AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-5.