Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 26, 2018
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
27,905 hours, 29,837 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

REPLACE SEAT TRACK NR 9 DUE TO CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED SEAT TRACK NR 9 AS PER SRM 51-42-05. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK NR 9 REF SRM-51-4205 AND DWG 85338201 REV G AND RESTORED FINISH REF SRM 51-25-00. LOCATED AND DRILLED HORIZONTAL HOLES IN SEAT TRACK NR 9 FORWARD SPLICE AND HOLES IN CLEATS COMMON TO THE FRAME AND SEAT TRACK AS PER SRM 51-40-07. LOCATE AND DRILLED HOLD ON SEAT TRACK NR 9 COMMON TO THE SHEAR WEB AND SEAT TRACK AS PER SRM 51-40-07. INSTALLED ALL FASTENERS ON SEAT TRACK NR 9 UP TO F/S 714.602 AND HI LITES ON AFT SPLICE. AS PER DWG 85338201 REV G. INSTALL ALL SOLID RIVETS IN VERTICAL FROM FS 714-102 TO FS783.102 REF SRM 51-42-05 AND DWG 85338201 REV G. INSTALLED SOLID RIVETS TO UPPER HORIZONTAL OB FLANGE OF SEAT TRACK NR 9 FS X717.00 TO 776.00 REF SRM 51-42-05 AND DWG85338201 REVG.