- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2003
- Submitted
- September 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Aircraft time
- 86,511 hours, 24,429 cycles
- Part
- Seat Track
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE: C1, CORROSION AT FASTENER HOLES FOR SEAT TRACK/FLOORBEAM STA 781 LBL 50. REMOVED FASTERNERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0. CUT SEAT TRACK STA 781 TO 845 LT IAW UPS EO DC8 5320-8309. FABBED SPLICE CHANNEL IAW UPS EO DC8- 5320-8309 LOCATED & DRILLED SEAT TRACK & 4 SPLICES IAW UPS EO DC8-53 20-8309. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 INSTALLED SEAT TRACK A ND 2 SPLICES CHANNEL & 4 SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-3-0.