What was found
CLE FLIGHT#3316 THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE APU IS STARTED.MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU AIRBLEED VALVE.OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2002
- Submitted
- April 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N28518
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145334
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 4950958
- Part serial
- 0456
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 2,931 hours, 5,217 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.