- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2004
- Submitted
- October 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N729UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46029
- Aircraft time
- 73,508 hours, 48,720 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE: C, MAIN CARGO FS 781 RBL 62 BOOT FITTING CRACKED AT RADIUS FWD AND AFT SIDES BELOW FLOORLINE. REMOVED BOOT FITTING AT FS 781 RBL 62 IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED BOOT FITTING IAW SAA SK 729-576. INSTALLED BOOT FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D & 51-1-8.