Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 21, 2019
Submitted
October 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1488
Aircraft time
25,898 hours, 4,021 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Frames 54-58
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 54+12" AND 58+12" AT -Y450 IS CORRODED AT LOCATIONS: FR55+11";FR56+5";FR57;FR57+16" TO 19". // CORROSION REMOVED FROM SEAT TRACK IAW A330 SRM 51-74-00 REV 103 PARA 6.A THRU 6.B (3)B. CORROSION AT LOCATION FR56+5 -Y450 LOCATED ON INNER VERTICAL SURFACE AREA. UNABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY REMOVE CORROSION AND ESTABLISH REMAINING THICKNESS I.A.W. A330 SRM 51-74-00 PARA 6.B(6) RELEASE 103 DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY. DAMAGE REASSESSED I.A.W. A330 SRM 51-74-00 PARA 6.B (7) FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS I.A.W. A330 SRM 53-31-15 REV 103. RII CARRIED OUT IAW HAL GMM VOL1 CHAPTER 5 REV 50 - CORROSION CONFIRMED LEVEL 2 - PART REPAIR/REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT COMPONENT IAW 51-72-11 PARA 2.A (4) AND AIRBUS DWG F53476200006 ISSUE S REV 103. JOB COMPLETE

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