Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
March 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53266
Aircraft time
56,163 hours, 41,229 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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

AFT CARGO COMP AFTER REMOVED ACCESS PANEL STA 1322 FOUND TRACK WITH CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM AFT CARGO COMP RT TRACK TIEDOWN STA 1322 FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC9/MD80 53-05 PG 29 FIG 4C. REMOVED AFT CARGO COMP TIEDOWN TRACK RT FROM STA 1212 TO 1322 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED NEW TRACK ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 1212 TO 1322 IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 51-30-1 PG 1. AT SAA DURING PSV.

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