What was found
DURING A-CHECK INSPECTION, APU FIREWALL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE TOP OF THE RT VERTICLE STIFFENER. MX PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2012
- Submitted
- June 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11548
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145565
- Aircraft time
- 25,091 hours, 18,968 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 14547494403
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Firewall
- 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.