Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2010
Submitted
April 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
92,081 hours, 38,426 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
92,081 hours, 38,426 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 INSP FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT NR 4 SEAT TRACK LUG BROKEN AT STA 590.000. REMOVED DAMAGED SEGMENT OF TRACK. REMOVED EXISTING FWD SPLICE HAT AND SPLICE PLATE. FABRICATED SPLICE HAT, AND SPLICE PLATE. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED TRACK SEGMENT, AFT SPLICE HAT AND SPLICE PLATE AND REINSTALLED FWD SPLICE HAT AND SPLICE PLATE. IAW SRM CHAPTER 53-2-3 FIGURE 8A PAGE 36A, SRM 53-2-3, SRM 53-2-3, SRM 51-1-8B, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 53-2-3, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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