Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 29, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48474
Aircraft time
61,716 hours, 8,567 cycles
Part
Seat Track
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C CABIN STA 1961 CURVE SEAT TRACK CROWN AREA, X=107.25 FOUND CORROSION AS MARKED. CURVE SEAT TRACK CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 51-21-01 VII R35. ORIGINAL THICKNESS REMOVED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT PER SRM 53-70-00 VI R35. CORRODED SEAT TRACK TRIMMED OFF FR STA 1831-2007 PER SRM 53-70-00 FIG 7 VI R35. SEAT TRACK SPLICE & SPLICE PLATE FAB PER SRM 53-70-00 VI FIG R35. SEAT TRACK, SEAT TRACK SPLICE & SPLICE PLATE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-31-01 VII R35.

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