What was found
DURING APU START UP IN FLIGHT, SIGNIFICANT FUEL SMELL DETECTED BY FLIGHT CREW. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL SHUT-OFF SOLENOID VALVE IAW SRM. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. (K)
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2006
- Submitted
- March 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N466AW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7899
- Aircraft time
- 4,920 hours, 4,280 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Solenoid Valve
- Part number
- 69254517
- Part serial
- 639
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 5,341 hours, 6,308 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.