What was found
DURING C-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE APU FIREWALL BY RT UPPER MOUNT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AND PERFORMED A DOUBLER REPAIR IAW CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EC 5330-01267. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2003
- Submitted
- July 31, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16951
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145063
- Aircraft time
- 11,871 hours, 8,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Firewall
- Part number
- 14547494403
- 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.