Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Aircraft time
23,038 hours, 20,440 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Tail Cone
Part number
001A537A0120000
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft
Part time
23,038 hours, 20,440 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON LANDING AT GSO, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE APU ACCESS DOOR HAD OPENED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO GSO AND REPLACED THE APU TAIL CONE ASSMEBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-00-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.