Service difficulty report · Exhaust Port · Boeing 767300

Difficulty date
July 15, 2006
Submitted
August 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596HA
Make and model
Boeing 767300
Aircraft serial
23276
Aircraft time
59,458 hours, 28,903 cycles
Part
Exhaust Port
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

APU TAIL CONE HAS 9 LIGHTING STRIKES ON LEFT SIDE. REMOVED APU TAIL AND EXHAUST DUCT CONE PER MM 49-81-01 AND REPAIRED TAIL CONE. DISASSEMBLED AND FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INSTALLED TAIL CONE SKIN PER SRM 51-40-02 & DWG 231770 AND INSTALLED APU TAIL CONE PER MM 49-81-06 AND INSTALLED APU EXHAUST DUCT PER MM 49-81-06.

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