Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 2, 2016
Submitted
November 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
36,840 hours, 38,854 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
85338210111
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

SEAT TRACK NR 9 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION PN 85338210-111. REMOVED SPLICE PN 85338215-101 AND 85338216-101 COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 8 AND NR 9 REF SRM 51-40-15 6M/N, 51-2-65 4E. INSTALLED FASTENERS ON SPLICE FITTINGS PN 85338215-101 AND 85338216-101 COMMON TO VERTICAL LEG ON SEAT TRACK NR 9 REF SRM 51-2-05-02-01, COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 8 AND NR 9. REMOVED SEAT TRACK NR 9 PN 85338210-111 REF SRM 51-40-16 6M/N, 51-40-00, 51-42-05 4E. INSTALLED FASTENERS AT SEAT TRACK NR 9 COMMON TO VERTICAL WEBS FROM STA 670-773 PER SRM 51-42-05 REPAIR -01. LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES ON THE VERTICAL FACE OF SEAT TRACK NR 9 PN 85338210-111 REF SRM 51-40-07 DWG:85338201 REV F. COMPLETED LOCATING AND DRILLING NEW SEAT TRACK, SPLICE FITTINGS COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 8 & NR 9 AND COMMON TO CARGO FLOOR REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED FASTENERS AT SEAT TRACK NR 9 COMMON TO FLOOR MINUS 1EA FASTENER FWD OF STA 783 PER SRM 51-42-05 REPAIR -01 AND 51-40-15-02-01. INSTALLED SPLICE FITTINGS AT SEAT TRACK NR 8 AND NR 9 PER SRM 51-40-15-02-01. INSTALLED COMPLETE FASTENERS COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 9 AND VERTICAL WEB FROM STA X 175 TO X 783 REF SRM 51-42-05-02-01. INSTALLED 1EA FASTENER FWD OF STA 783 COMMON TO SEAT TRACK NR 9 AND FLOOR STRUCTURE REF SRM 51-40-15-02-01.