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

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK IN KDHN, COMMERCIAL JET FOUND AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK BETWEEN F.S. 200 -275 RBL 54.5 CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN INSPECTED THE SEAT TRACK AND FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. THEY REMOVED THE CORRODED SEAT TRACK BETWEEN F.S. 200-275 RBL 54.5 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-05. THEY FABRICATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED THE SEAT TRACK FROM S00482-7075T76511 AND REPAIR SPLICE PARTS FROM 3925837-501, .063” 7075-T6 AND .100” 7075-T6.REPAIR PARTS WERE TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-10-3.THEY INSTALLED THE SEAT TRACK AND REPAIR PARTS BETWEEN F.S. 200-275 RBL 54.5 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-05

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