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Any missing or ineffective fasteners (a fastener is not considered missing if there is an empty hole in the device but no corresponding hole in the frame or vice versa) · 2 · b.(1)(a) · US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396

What is the category for Any missing or ineffective fasteners (a fastener is not considered missing if there is an empty hole in the device but no corresponding hole in the frame or vice versa) · 2 · b.(1)(a) · US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396?

For Any missing or ineffective fasteners (a fastener is not considered missing if there is an empty hole in the device but no corresponding hole in the frame or vice versa), inspection item number is 2; defect reference is b.(1)(a); authority is US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396; category is Reject; inspection item is Coupling devices, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.

(1) Mounting to frame. (a) Any missing or ineffective fasteners (a fastener is not considered missing if there is an empty hole in the device but no corresponding hole in the frame or vice versa).

— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-06

Defect
Any missing or ineffective fasteners (a fastener is not considered missing if there is an empty hole in the device but no corresponding hole in the frame or vice versa) verified
Category
Reject
Inspection item number
2
Defect reference
b.(1)(a)
Inspection item
Coupling devices
Authority
US 49 CFR Appendix A to Part 396 our reading
Sourcelaw.cornell.edu
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