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A crj-200 APU was not operating properly and when maintenance opened the aft equipment bay they found the APU door sitting between the rudder and elevator cables.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1083644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We had an APU problem. When we called maintenance the mechanic came out and looked up in the aft equipment bay and noticed that the APU door was sitting between the rudder and elevator cables. I don't know how long it had been that way since it was our first flight in the plane.I don't know the cause; other than the last time someone worked on the plane they did not put the door back on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-200 APU was not operating properly and when Maintenance opened the Aft Equipment Bay they found the APU door sitting between the Rudder and Elevator Cables.
Narrative: We had an APU problem. When we called Maintenance the Mechanic came out and looked up in the Aft Equipment bay and noticed that the APU Door was sitting between the Rudder and Elevator Cables. I don't know how long it had been that way since it was our first flight in the plane.I don't know the cause; other than the last time someone worked on the plane they did not put the door back on.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.