What was found
RAW FUEL ODOR IN CABIN REPORTED DURING APU USAGE. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE APU FUEL INLET LINE ADAPTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED ADAPTER O-RING IAW AMM 49-30-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2016
- Submitted
- August 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N483AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49676
- Aircraft time
- 78,510 hours, 41,660 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Fuel
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.