Service difficulty report · Firewall · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 18, 2014
Submitted
April 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145160
Aircraft time
34,663 hours, 31,417 cycles
Part
Firewall
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

DURING HMBV INSPECTION FOUND THE APU FIREWALL CRACKED AT THE TOP RT MOUNTING POINT & ABOVE THE TOP RIVET ON THE RT SIDE RIVET ROW. COMPLETED FABRICATION & INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AT TOP RT MOUNTING POINT IAW EO EM-53AD-1883 & ETN EM-53-244. COMPLETED REPAIR OF APU FIREWALL IAW EO EM-53AD-1883 PART C STEPS 81 THRU 1.

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