What was found
DURING MX POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTION, MX FOUND SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE TO FWD AREA OF APU COMPARTMENT. THE APU INLET DOOR WAS HANGING DOWN, THE ATTACH ROD END WAS GONE. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2013
- Submitted
- February 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N166UP
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 0805
- System (JASC)
- 4910 · APU Cowling/Containment
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.