Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 13, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49676
Aircraft time
78,524 hours, 41,666 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
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.

What was found

RAW FUEL ODOR IN CABIN DURING APU OPERATION. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 21-96-01 AND VERIFIED FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. LEAK CHECKED AND FOUND FUEL AT APU DOOR DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW MCM 49-96-82. SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL. (OPEN)

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