What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C TAIL SKID SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN TAIL SKID CAVITY AREA, UPPER CASTING TIE ROD, LEFT HAND SIDE, CASTING CRACKED BETWEEN TWO FASTENER HOLES. CASTING REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2000
- Submitted
- October 9, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N922UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72731C
- Aircraft serial
- 19231
- Aircraft time
- 48,329 hours, 35,956 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3270 · Auxiliary Gear (Tail Skid)
- Part
- Casting
- Part number
- 6585208
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Skid
- 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.