What was found
FOUND FUEL LINE(TUBE ASSEMBLY SEE FIG 2 PART 10) ON APU CHAFED 99 PERCENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SIDE WALL (STEEL LINE). AFTER PART WAS REMOVED, IT TOOK VERY LITTLE PRESSURE TO POKE A HOLE IN LINE. FOUND ON APU MAINT. CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2003
- Submitted
- May 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N160NW
- Make and model
- Braero BAE125800A
- Aircraft serial
- NA0436
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 4503501
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Apu Fuel
- Component
- Apu · Sundstrandai
- Component part number
- T62T40C8D1
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.