What was found
THE CREW REPORTED ODOR OF JET FUEL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE APU POWERING THE PACKS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED APU BLEED VALVE. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2016
- Submitted
- May 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12552
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145583
- Aircraft time
- 33,428 hours, 25,787 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952375
- Part serial
- 0436C
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Pnuematic Sys
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.