Service difficulty report · Lug · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500038
Aircraft time
10,410 hours, 6,581 cycles
Part
Lug
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.

What was found

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN APU START PROBLEM, TECHS FOUND THE APU START GROUND LUG CORRODED; UPON REMOVAL OF THE LUG, TECHS FOUND THAT THE LOWER SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON THE CANTED BULKHEAD ON WHICH THE LUG IS MOUNTED WAS SEVERLY CORRODED AND BURNED UNDERNEATH THE LUG. THE CORROSION CAUSED SEVERE EXFOLIATION RESULTING IN A 1 INCH BY 2 INCH HOLE THROUGH THE STRUCTURE WEB SUCH THAT THE LOWER SUPPORT STRUCTURE WAS EXPOSED. DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW DER APPROVED

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