Service difficulty report · Support Channel · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
January 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
85,823 hours, 34,028 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Support Channel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
85,823 hours, 34,028 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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CHANNEL CRACKED IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 1263 BETWEEN LONGERON 33 LEFT AND 34 LEFT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGED FLOOR SUPPORT CHANNEL, FABRICATED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT CHANNEL, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT CHANNEL, AND FASTENERS AT STATION 1263 BETWEEN LONGERON 33 LEFT AND 34 LEFT. IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-0, 51-1-21, 51-1-4, 51-1-5 AND 51-1-8.

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