Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 9, 2019
Submitted
October 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
84,310 hours, 17,283 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
ABA768419
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 430
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FORWARD CABIN SEAT TRACK AT BS 430, RBL 27.5 WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REWORKED IAW DRAWING ABA7684, REVISION G, AND THE CORROSION WAS FOUND EXFOLIATED AND EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-52-1A, FIGURE 101, ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED FROM BS 421 TO EXISTING SPLICE BS 485 IAW SRM 51-31-01-0G . THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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