Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 18, 2018
Submitted
October 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1404
Aircraft time
24,134 hours, 3,877 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 40 AND 47 AT +Y1957 IS CORRODED AT LOCATIONS: FR41+5", FR42+17", FR44+6", FR45+18".// CORROSION REMOVED BY GRINDING AS PER SRM 51-74-00 REV 98. DAMAGE DIMENSIONS: CENTRAL AREA FR41+5?= 1" X 1" X 0.005", CENTRAL AREA FR44+6? = 2" X 0.5" X 0.002". DEPTH GAUGE P/N 2417S S/N VUD186 USED. REMAINING CORRODED AREA LOCATIONS FR42+17" AND FR45+18" DAMAGE LOCATED ON SEAT TRACK CROWN INNER VERTICAL AREAS, UNABLE TO FULLY REMOVE CORROSION DAMAGE OR ACCURATELY MEASURE DEPTH. ASSESSED AS OUTSIDE OF SRM 53-31-15 REV 98 LIMITS. RII CARRIED OUT AS PER GMM VOL 1 CHAP 5 CONFERMENT AS LEVEL 2 CORROSION, PART REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SEAT TRACK REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-11 REV98 AND DWG F57112819 ISSUE C. JOB COMPLETE.

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