What was found
CREW REPORTED A CONTINUIOUS STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHEN THE APU IS POWERING THE PACKS. R & R THE APU FUEL CONTROL WITH OPS AND LEAK CHECKS SUCCESSFUL.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2013
- Submitted
- June 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11547
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145563
- Aircraft time
- 24,343 hours, 19,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 4504616A
- Part serial
- 030217
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 5,786 hours, 9,807 cycles
- 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.