What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR RT AFTER TAKEOFF AND LASTED 2-03 MINUTES. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2013
- Submitted
- April 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13997
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145298
- Aircraft time
- 30,647 hours, 23,414 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 4504616A
- Part serial
- 070361
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 23,962 hours, 13,398 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.