What was found
CORROSION ON OUTER FLANGE INNER SURFACE OF APU LT DOOR. REMOVED CORROSION ON OUTER FLANGE, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-9/MD80 SRM 52-42-0.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2012
- Submitted
- January 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53423
- Aircraft time
- 47,219 hours, 34,300 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5247 · Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.