- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2011
- Submitted
- March 17, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N491FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21529
- Aircraft time
- 41,577 hours, 28,301 cycles
- Part
- Seat Track
- Part number
- 652363732
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 480-690
- 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
CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE STA. 690 - 480 LBL 25 MAIN CABIN. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS 480 - BS 690 AND SPLICES, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION, FABRICATED 2 SPLICES ANGLES AND 1 STRAP SPLICE, LOCATED AND DRILLED PARTS, INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT LBL 25 BS 480 TO BS 690. INSTALLED SPLICES AT BS 690 IAW SRM 53-10-5 FIG 1 AND SRM 51-30-2.