What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT APU FIREWALL HAS TWO CRACKS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE APU FIREWALL IAW EMB ETD 2013-170-003351. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2013
- Submitted
- February 27, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100SU
- Aircraft serial
- 17000033
- Aircraft time
- 22,584 hours, 16,807 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Firewall
- Part number
- 17050263401
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.