Service difficulty report · Diffuser · Airbus A380842

Difficulty date
February 16, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A380842
Part
Diffuser
Condition
Fractured
Location
Apu Compressor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING APU OPERATION, THE COCKPIT RECEIVED AN "APU BLEED AIR LEAK" MESSAGE. FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN, INSPECTION FOUND A FRACTURED LOAD COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER PIPE. WHICH HAD DAMAGED THE AIR DUCT AND HAD TRAVELLED DOWNSTREAM TO DAMAGE THE OZONE CONVERTER.