What was found
HEAVY EXHAUST GAS SMELL AFTER STARTING THE APU. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL SOLENOID VALVE IAW HSMM 49-31-02 AND FCU IAW HSMM 49-32-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2018
- Submitted
- November 24, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14916
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145415
- Aircraft time
- 41,183 hours, 31,849 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 4504616B
- Part serial
- 0801109
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 467 hours, 802 cycles
- Component
- Apu · Hmltnsnstrnd
- Component part number
- 4564113B
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.