Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Part number
S2772660
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Bs 70-340
Part time
88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT NUMBER 4 TRACK LUGS DETERIORATED AT STATION 70.000 TO 340.000. REMOVED SEGMENT OF DAMAGED TRACK AND EXISTING SPLICES. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND EXISTING SPLICES. INSTALLED NEW SEGMENT OF TRACK AND REINSTALLED SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 14 SHEET 1 PAGES 49-50, DC8 SRM 53-1-0 PAGE 1, 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, 51-3-0, AND 51-3-1.

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