Service difficulty report · Inlet Door · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
August 3, 2025
Submitted
August 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329SL
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44479
Aircraft time
14,298 hours, 5,379 cycles
Part
Inlet Door
Condition
Open
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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: DURING CLIMBOUT THERE WERE CONTINUOUS AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS AS AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO CLIMB SPEED. AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LANDED SAFELY AT PHL. UPON LANDING APU INLET DOOR WAS FULLY OPEN WHILE OM MEL 49-51. APU INLET SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY CLOSED, PER MEL 49-51. CLOSED AND VERFIED APU INLET PER MEL 49-51. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

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