Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 10, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
99,983 hours, 32,243 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Part number
S2772660
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
99,983 hours, 32,243 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

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT NUMBER 3 TRACK WITH CORROSION AT STATION 590.000. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED EXINTING SPLICES (FWD SIDE) AND REMOVED SEGMENT OF DAMAGED TRACK. FABRICATED SPLICES. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW SEGMENT OF TRACK AND SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 14 PAGES 49-50, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18,DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 12, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, 53-7-3 FIGURE 3E ITEM "H", 51-2-0 FIGURE 50 SHEET 73, 51-3-0, AND 51-3-1.

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