What was found
APU RIGHT DOOR SKIN AT NR 1 LATCH OPENING AND FWD LOWER FOUND CRACKED AND CHAFING. NR 1 LATCH CUTOUT CRACK & FWD LWR SKIN CHAFING AREA REPAIRED AS PER RI-52-48-17747 REV A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2025
- Submitted
- July 17, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N450PA
- Make and model
- Boeing 74746NF
- Aircraft serial
- 30808
- Aircraft time
- 100,859 hours, 16,937 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5247 · Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Doors
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 800 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.