What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. FUEL SMELL REPORTED IN ACFT CABIN. FOUND APU FUEL HEATER LEAKING AT BOTH END FITTING. R & R HEATER FITTING O RINGS IAW AMM 49-31-01. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2016
- Submitted
- February 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53613
- Aircraft time
- 47,614 hours, 22,954 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.