Service difficulty report · Firewall · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
December 10, 2012
Submitted
December 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17928
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145007
Aircraft time
31,549 hours, 30,031 cycles
Part
Firewall
Part number
14547494607
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.

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE APU FIREWALL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.25" TOTAL LENGTH AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WITH A RIVET IN THE MIDDLE. MAINTENANCE PEFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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