What was found
APU BULKHEAD CRACKED BY BIG CANNON PLUG. DISCOVERED DURING A-CHECK INSPECTION. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE DOUBLER AT APU BULKHEAD IAW SRM. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2002
- Submitted
- September 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N299SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120329
- Aircraft time
- 13,774 hours, 20,170 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- 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.