Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 25, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
86,085 hours, 35,775 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK FOUND FLIGHT DECK FIRST OFFICER SEAT TRACKS AFT SET HOLES ELONGATED. REMOVED SEAT TRACKS. ORIGINAL THICKNESS WAS .125, REMOVED .040 MATERIAL, .080 REMAINING, OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED STRAPS FROM .040 THICK 301 STAINLESS STEEL. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR STRAPS WET WITH SEALANT AND FASTENERS. REINSTALLED SEAT TRACKS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20-D, 53-2-3, 25-11-1 AND 51-1-11.

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