Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 12, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 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 1.0. REMOVED SEAT TRACK NR 10 REF SRM 51-41-05-00-01, 51-40-15-02-01 AND 51-42-05-02-01. REMOVED SPLICE BETWEEN SEAT TRACK NR 10 AND NR 11 IAW SRM 51-40-15-02-01 AND 51-42-05-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW TRACK NR 10 & 11 FOR SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. SEAT TRACK NR 10 FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND OUT OF LIMITS PRIOR TO REMOVAL IAW RD 8/4-53-2358. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK SPLICE BETWEEN NR 10 AND 11 IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, SRM 51-40-15-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK NR 10 IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, 51-40-15-02-01 AND 51-41-00-00-01.