Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
28,298 hours, 29,161 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nr 8
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 8 IS CORRODED. BLENDED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-00-00-02, REV 12. SEAT TRACK FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-20-49-02-02, REV 12. NOTE: .043" MATERIAL LOSS ON TOP CLAW. REMOVED BOLTS, RIVETS & HILITES FROM SEAT TRACK NR 8 IAW SRM 51-41-05-00-01, 51-42-05-02-01 & 51-40-15-02-01, REV12. MATCH DRILLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01 & APPLIED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01 & 51-25-15-02-01, REV 12. OK TO INSTALL NEW SEAT TRACK NR 8. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK NR 8 EXCEPTING FASTENERS COMMON TO FWD SPLICE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, 51-40-15-02-01 & 51-41-05-00-01, REV12. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH TO FASTENERS COMMON TO SRM 53-20-49-02-02, REV12. FWD SPLICE WAS REMOVED & WILL BE INSTALLED TO SEAT TRACK 7 REPLACEMENT, ON EAS NR100096, WO123870.