- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2001
- Submitted
- August 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N815UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46002
- Aircraft time
- 79,076 hours, 25,242 cycles
- Part
- Seat Track
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CABIN SEAT TRACK G BETWEEN PALLET POSITION 7 & 8 SEVERAL SCALLOPS HAVE ELONGATED HOLES. SEAT TRACK OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIG 12. REMOVED DAMAGED SCALLOP SECTIONS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIG 6D. INSTALLED PLUGS AND CHANNELS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.