Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
February 2, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45688
Aircraft time
76,058 hours, 27,394 cycles
Part
Cargo 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

DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA 940.000 AND STA 1500.000, RBL 58.5 INCHES TRACK WR SECTION WITH CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 SRM 53-2-3; REMOVED FLOOR PANELS FROM MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 MM 53-21-2, CUT OUT TRACK SECTION AND PREPARED NEW TRACK SECTION AND FABRICATED SPLICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 SRM 53-2-3, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR AREA AND PARTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 SRM 51-1-8; INSTALLED PARTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-2-3; REINSTALLED FLOOR PANELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 53-21-2.

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