Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 8, 2016
Submitted
June 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
22,224 hours, 23,703 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
85338210115
Condition
Damaged
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

SEAT TRACK NR 15 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REMOVED SPLICE MEMBERS COMMON TO SEAT TRACKS NR 14 AND NR 15. REMOVED SPLICE MEMBERS COMMON TO SEAT TRACKS NR 15 AND NR 16. INSTALLED SPLICE MEMBERS COMMON TO, NEW, SEAT TRACK NR 15 AND SEAT TRACK NR 16 REF SRM 51-40-15-02-01, AND DWG 85338201. REMOVED 29 RIVETS COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 15 AND VERTICAL WEB BETWEEN FS 644 AND FS667, Y9.250. INSTALLED 29 FASTENERS COMMON TO NEW SEAT TRACK NR 15 AND VERTICAL WEB BETWEEN FS 644 AND FS 677, Y9.250, REF SRM 51-42-05-02-01. REMOVED 6 BOLTS, NAS 6204-3 WHICH FASTEN SEAT TRACK NR 15 TO SUPPORTS AT FS 624, FS 644, AND FS 664, Y9.250. INSTALLED 6 BOLTS WHICH FASTEN SEAT TRACK NR 15 TO SUPPORTS AT FS 624, FS 644 AND FS664, Y9.250, REF SRM 51-41-00-00-01. LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES FOR SPLICE MEMBERS COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 15 AT FS 612, Y9.250 REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01. LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES FOR SPLICE MEMBERS COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 15 AT FS 670, Y9.250, REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01. LOCATED AND DRILLED 6 X0.250" DIA FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 15 AT FS624, FS644, AND FS664 REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01. LOCATED AND DRILLED 29 RIVET HOLES COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 15 AND VERTICAL WEB BETWEEN FS 644 AND 667, Y9.250 REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01.