Service difficulty report · Insulation · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22916
Part
Insulation
Condition
Burned
Location
Bs 1440
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOUND INSULATION BLANKET BEHIND E-6 RACK ADJACENT TO APU GROUND STUD ATTACHMENT TO BE BURNED. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURE WAS NOTED. IT APPEARS THAT LINT/DEBRIS COVERED THE BLANKET AND THE BLANKET WAS IGNITED.