Service difficulty report · Screen · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
August 13, 2000
Submitted
August 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922JW
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
36
Part
Screen
Part number
FGFB252462160A4
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu
Component
Inlet Screen
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.

What was found

DURING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION FOUND PART OF APU INLET SCREEN MISSING PART OF ITS WIRE MESH. SUSPECTED PART WAS INGESTED BY APU DURING OPERATION. BORESCOPED APU INLET COMPRESSOR AND DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGES OF ALL THE BLADES WAS FOUND. THE APU INLET SCREEN IS THE LATEST DESIGN. APU TT: 2,819 HOURS. TOTAL TIME ON INLET SCREEN UNKNOWN. (X)