What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO FE'S FORWARD SEAT TRACK. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 1999
- Submitted
- July 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N832AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46063
- Aircraft time
- 81,346 hours, 23,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5347 · Fuselage, Seat/Cargo Attach Fittings
- Part
- Seat Track
- Part number
- 3657041
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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