Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 30, 2018
Submitted
May 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1316
Aircraft time
27,374 hours, 4,171 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

SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAME FR47 AND 53.2 AT +Y450 IS CORRODED AT LOCATIONS: FR48-3" TO 4";FR49-9";FR49+8 TO 11";FR51;FR53-10". CORROSION REMOVED BY GRINDING AS PER SRM 51-74-00 REV 97. DAMAGE DIMENSIONS: FR 48-3?- 0.5" X 0.5" MAX DEPTH REMOVED 0.020" CENTRAL AREA, FR 49+8 TO +11"- 3" X 0.5" CENTRAL AREA MAX DEPTH REMOVED 0.017" , FR 51- 1" X 0.5" CENTRAL AREA MAX DEPTH REMOVE D0.022". FR49-9" AND FR53-10" DAMAGE LOCATED ON INNER VERTICAL AREA AND IS INACCESSIBLE FOR COMPLETE REMOVAL OF CORROSION. DAMAGE MEASURED WITH DIAL GAUGE. DAMAGE ASSESSED AS OUTSIDE OF SRM 53-00-15 REV 97 LIMITS. RII CARRIED OUT AS PER GMM VOL1 CHAP 5 - CONSIDERED LEVEL 2 CORROSION, PART REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SEAT TRACK REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-11 REV 97 AND DWG F53334771 ISSUE D.

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