What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND APU BLEED AIR TUBE ASSY CRACKED AT THE APU COMPARTMENT ATTACH FLANGE. FLANGE CRACKED 2 TO 3 INCHES WHERE THE FLANGE IS WELDED TO THE TUBE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2013
- Submitted
- October 2, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N362QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 680CE
- Aircraft serial
- 6800051
- Aircraft time
- 7,043 hours
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 69553007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Bleed
- 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.