Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
June 20, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29430
Aircraft time
49,862 hours, 7,879 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
353T010910
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TER INFLIGHT BCN-JFK. CREW REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, LOUD BANG HEARD AND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH SUBSEQUENT LOAD RUMBLE IN AFT OF AIRCRAFT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED TER LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND APU INLET DOOR MISSING ON ARRIVAL. FLIGHT FERRIED TO ORD FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND APU INLET DOOR AT ORD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION .