What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CREW REPORTED FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AFTER APU START. MAINTENANCE R & R THE APU IAW MCM 4996-82 AND 0056. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2016
- Submitted
- June 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7520A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49897
- Aircraft time
- 73,225 hours, 38,853 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 5940405503
- Part serial
- P80403
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 49,957 hours, 25,658 cycles
- 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.