What was found
APU ENCLOSURE IS CRACKED ALONG AFT FLANGE AT STIFFENER LOCATIONS. 2 EA CRACKS PENETRATE AFT FLANGE AND 1EA CRACK IS BROKEN SPOT WELD.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2016
- Submitted
- June 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N437AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7744
- Aircraft time
- 31,835 hours, 30,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 601R9715023
- Part serial
- 0688
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.