What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG JET FUEL ODOR DURING APU START. MX PERFORMED APU OPS CHECKS AND NO FUEL ODOR WAS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2011
- Submitted
- December 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14916
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145415
- Aircraft time
- 25,612 hours, 19,559 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.