Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
November 5, 2019
Submitted
November 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000198
Aircraft time
26,682 hours, 19,550 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TO
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS AIRCRAFT WITH APU ON HAS EXHAUST SMELL ON TAKEOFF, APU HAS STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL BOTH FA'S COMPLAIN OF STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF SMELLS GO AWAY WHEN APU BLEED IS OFF. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED SOURCE TO APU FUEL FEED LINE LEAK. REPLACED APU FUEL FEED LINE IAW AMM 28-22-08. LEAK CHECK, AND REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES FOR PNEUMATIC AND ECS SYSTEMS ALL SATISFACTORY.

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