Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Boeing 7377BD

Difficulty date
September 2, 2022
Submitted
September 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7738A
Make and model
Boeing 7377BD
Aircraft serial
33930
Aircraft time
51,542 hours, 27,977 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Condition
Elongated
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FASTENER HOLE ELONGATED AT BS 727B - LBL 45.50 POSITION 'B' / [01] MEASURED ELONGATED DAMAGE AT UPPER AREA OF HOLE 'B' AT SEAT TRACK BS 727B; LBL 45.50 : 0.314'<BR>DIAMETER OF BORE HOLE IS: 0.268'. TOOL USED: B/C 170964; DUE DATE: 29-JUN-23. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AS PER EA: 22-153-02647-WIP1/8592513. CARD: TTG8Q00EHP84.;[02] NDT INSPECTION OF HOLE WAS PERFORMED ON EA: 22-153-02647-WIP1/8592513; CARD: TTG8Q00EHP84.;[03] MEASURED HOLE AT FLOOR BEAM STA 727B UNDER SEAT TRACK HOLE 'B' LBL 45.50: 0.268'<BR>TOOL USED: B/C 18530;[04] APPLIED EWIS PROTECTION AS REQUIRED AT SEAT TRACK AREA STA 727B-727E REF B737-700 AMM 20-60-07-913-801;[05] REMOVED FASTENERS AT SEAT TRACK STA 727B-727C LBL 45 REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-52-2R-5 REPAIR 5;[06] REMOVED BRACKET UNDER SEAT TRACK AT STA 727B LBL 45 REF B737-700 SRM 53-00-52-2R-5 REPAIR 5;[07] CUTOUT SEAT TRACK AT STA 727C LBL 45 53-00-52-2R-5 REPAIR 5 FIGURE 202 DETAIL C-C;[08] PERFORMED HFEC AT CUT OUT AS PER NDTM PART 6; 51-00-00 PROCEDURE 23. NO CRACKS<BR>[NORTEC 600 ; B/C 166316 ; CALIB.DUE- 10/22];[09] FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BAC 1520-2789 AND 2EA ANGLES BAC 1503-100122 7075 T6 EXTRUSION LAY OUT AND DRILLED HOLES PER SRM 500-52-2R-5 REPAIR 5;[15] FABRICATED STRAP (1) ; STRAP (4) AND STRAP (5) PER SRM 53-00-52-2R-REPAIR 5 TABLE 201 ( NEED TO STEP UP TO FINAL SIZE );

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