- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2003
- Submitted
- November 22, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46076
- Aircraft time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
- Part
- Cargo Track
- Part number
- 52772660
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 81,763 hours, 30,243 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
UPPER CARGO COMPT NR 4 TRACK FLANGE CORRODED, STA 952.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG 1. REMOVED CORROSION FROM NR 4 TRACK FLANGE, STA 952.000 IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-3 FIG 12. CUT OUT NR 4 TRACK DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG 49-50. FABRICATED SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG 49-50. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND SPLICES IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW TRACK SEGMENT AND SPLICES AND FASTENERS IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG 49-50 FIG 14.