Service difficulty report · Inlet · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
May 29, 2025
Submitted
May 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342SX
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67991
Aircraft time
6,968 hours, 2,640 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: UNKNOWN VIBRATION IN TAIL SECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FELT IT IN THE RUDDERS AND ELEVATORS. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND APU INLET DOOR OPEN. SECURED APU INLET DOOR IN THE CLOSED POSITION. PER AMM 49-15-00.

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