What was found
DURING D-CHECK OF THE DATUM AIRCRAFT, FOUND THE APU DOOR DENTED AND BENT AT LOWER FOWARD CORNER. THE DAMAGE COVERS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4.5-IN BY 5.25-IN. SKIN FWD EDGE REPAIRED IAW 52-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2011
- Submitted
- February 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N355MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747341
- Aircraft serial
- 23395
- Aircraft time
- 74,044 hours, 14,432 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5247 · Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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