Service difficulty report · Seat Track · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 25, 2022
Submitted
October 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
Part
Seat Track
Part number
S004827075T76511
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
Part time
74,652 hours, 55,584 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STATIONS 275 AND 797 RBL 54.5 CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THE AREA FROM F.S. 537-788 TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THEY REMOVED CORROSION FROM SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STATIONS 275-537(.015”) AND 789—797 (.010”), ORIGINAL THICKNESS .080”,THESE AREAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, AREAS WERE TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-3. THEY REMOVED THE DAMAGED SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STATIONS 537-788 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-05 FIG.4F.THEY FABRICATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED SEAT TRACK FROM S00482-7075T76511 AND REPAIR SPLICES FROM.063” 7075-T6 AND .100” 7075-T6. ALL REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-3. THEY INSTALLED SEAT TRACK AND REPAIR PARTS BETWEEN F.S. 537 AND 788 RBL 54.5 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-05 FIG. 4F

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