- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2012
- Submitted
- September 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4051
- Aircraft time
- 26,610 hours, 27,573 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- 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
RT INBD SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION AT FR 19.4. MATRIAL LOSS EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-53-2358. REMOVED SEAT TRACK 11 IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01 AND 51-40-10-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW TRACK 11 IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK 11 AND SFT SPLICE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, 51-40-15-02-01 AND 51-41-00-00-01. APPLIED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-25-10-02-01 AND 51-25-15-02-01.