- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2007
- Submitted
- February 23, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45938
- Aircraft time
- 67,075 hours, 27,839 cycles
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Dump Chute
- 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:C3 LEFT WING FLAP WELL FUEL DUMP CHUTE HORSE SHOE BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED HORSE SHOE BRACKET FROM LEFT WING DUMP CHUTE IAW SRM 51-1-20D. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED HORSE SHOE BRACKET AT LEFT WING FUEL DUMP CHUTE IAW DWG 5649654, AND SRM 51-1-4, 51-3-2, AND SRM 51-1-21A.