Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
July 21, 2023
Submitted
July 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
60090
Aircraft time
36 hours, 17 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

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