Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 21, 2021
Submitted
November 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13138
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30351
Aircraft time
81,396 hours, 19,365 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
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

R/H APU DOOR HAS HEAT DAMAGE FROM TAIL PIPE AND DRAIN MAST FIRE. DAMAGE (1) IS 2" ABOVE DRAIN MAST MEASURING 6" X 6" AND IS .125" DEEP. DAMAGE AREA (2) IS 3" AFT OF DRAIN MAST MEASURING 5" X 11" AND IS .125" DEEP. DAMAGE (3) IS 2" BELOW DRAIN MAST AND MEASURING 5" X 5" AND IS .125" DEEP. DAMAGE AREA (4) IS 2" FWD OF DRAIN MAST AND IS 3" X 5" AND IS .100" DEEP. LOG LOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY PURPLE K WAS USED ON THE EXTERIOR R/H APU DOOR AT THE DRAIN MAST, THEN WASHED WITH WATER FROM FIRE DEP. PURPLE K WAS USED ONLY ON OUTSIDE OF DOOR. CLEANED AND INSPECTED R/H APU DOOR AND DRAIN MAST FOR FIRE REMOVED RH APU ACCESS DOOR IN REF TO AMM TASK 52-48-21-000-801. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE INFO ONLY. DAMAGE IAW AMM 49-11-00-206-021. FIRE DAMAGE NOTED AROUND DRAIN ADD EMP:U330982, U231804 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1014208 SN OFF 0138 MAST. APU REMOVAL IS REQUIRED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF APU COMPARTMENT FOR OTHER FIRE DAMAGE. DOOR, ASSY, APU OFF 19-5248-9-0005 0138 ON 19-5248-9-0005 9550 VISUALLY EXAMINED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND ITS STRUCTURAL INSTALLED(NEW)SERVICEABLE RH APU ACCESS DOOR IN REF TO AMM COMPONENTS FOR SIGNS OF FIRE DAMAGE, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND PER 52-48-05-404-007 & APU FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT IN REF TO AMM AMM SUBTASK 49-11-00-216-023 26-15-02-424-010. ADD EMP:U330982, U231804 UNLOCKED THE LOGPAGE FOR UPDATE. LOCKED LOGPAGE AGAIN UNTIL DOOR IS REPLACED. REMOVED R/H APU DOOR ASSY AS SERVICABLE UNIT P/N 148N6660-30 . S/N 9550. REF 52-48-01. DOOR HAS