Service difficulty report · Firewall · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
May 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12922
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145338
Aircraft time
35,313 hours, 26,992 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 AT THE LT BOTTOM FRAME ATTACHMENT POINT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF FIREWALL AND PERFORMED A FILLER/DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-32-12, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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