Service difficulty report · Cargo Track · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
January 21, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
82,730 hours, 25,264 cycles
Part
Cargo Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 494-570
Part time
82,730 hours, 25,264 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 LUG CORRODED AT STATION 494.000 - 570.000. REMOVED EXISTING SPLICES. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED TRACK SEGMENT. FABRICATED SPLICES. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW TRACK SEGMENT, EXISTING SPLICES, AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 14 SHEET 1 PAGES 59-50, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 52-2-3 FIG 12, DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 14 SHEET 1 PAGES 49-50, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 53-7-2 FIGURE 3A SHEET 1 ITEM "X", SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 50, SRM 53-2-3 FIGURE 14 SHEET 1 PAGES 49-50, SRM 51-1-11, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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