What was found
IAH - DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE APU FIREWALL WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL DAMAGED VIBRATION ABSORPTION PADS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE VIBRATION ABSORPTION PADS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2011
- Submitted
- August 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14930
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145011
- Aircraft time
- 27,558 hours, 26,438 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Damper Plate
- Part number
- 14533997021
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.