What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED 450-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND A 3.50 INCH CRACK AFT OF TURBINE WHEEL IN EXHAUST HOUSING. APU SENT TO ALLIED-SIGNAL FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N545JT
- Make and model
- Gulstm G1159A
- Aircraft serial
- 347
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Housing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Exhaust
- Part time
- 5,309 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.