What was found
SHV - MAJOR - DURING C-CHECK THE APU FIREWALL WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED UP THE DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED A SHIM IAW EC5310-01359. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2006
- Submitted
- October 23, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16510
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145251
- Aircraft time
- 11,811 hours, 11,949 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Firewall
- Part number
- 14526850401
- Part serial
- NSN
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.