Service difficulty report · Tie Down · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Tie Down
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 294
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

DURING M-CHECK FOUND FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STA 294 RT TIE DOWN RACK CRACKED. REMOVED TIE DOWN TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-1. FABRICATED THE SHAPE FUSELAGE TIE DOWN TRACK DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4. SCALLOPED TIE TRAVELER 2311N0251. TREATED, PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-3. REMOVED CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 1 TREATED & PRIMED & IAW SRM 51-10-3 INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1.

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