What was found
THE CREW REPORTED AFTER STARTING APU, RECEIVED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT, WHICH DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2014
- Submitted
- October 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N48901
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145501
- Aircraft time
- 32,373 hours, 24,765 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A1P
- System (JASC)
- 7532 · Compressor Bleed Valve
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952829
- Part serial
- 0114
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 14,225 hours, 19,299 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.