What was found
ON C-CHECK, APU BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEAL VISIBLE CRACK AT CONTAINMENT RINGS. ALSO CONVERGING MULTIPLES CRACKS FROM INTERIOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ASSY ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 6856 PER B-727 MM 49-11-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2001
- Submitted
- September 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N727DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38067811
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.