What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, WE FOUND APU BLEED AIR TUBE ASSY CRACKED AT THE APU COMPARTMENT ATTACH FLANGE. THE FLANGE WAS CRACKED 2 TO 3" WHERE THE FLANGE IS WELDED TO THE TUBE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2013
- Submitted
- October 2, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N315QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 680CE
- Aircraft serial
- 6800220
- Aircraft time
- 4,667 hours
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 69553009
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.