Service difficulty report · Plenum · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11233
Aircraft time
30,572 hours, 37,561 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Cracked
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

PDX - UPON INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN APU PLENUM - BEHOND LIMITS. CUT OUT AFFECTED MATERIAL, PERFORMED NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF AREA. NO CRACKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. REPAIRED AFFECTED AREA ACCORDING TO STRUCTRAL REPAIR MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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