What was found
CREW REPORTED (STRONG FUEL ODOR UPON APU START.) MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE APU GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED (SUSPECT POSSIBLE TAILWIND DURING START PROCESS) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2004
- Submitted
- January 7, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15948
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145ER
- Aircraft serial
- 145056
- Aircraft time
- 12,153 hours, 10,282 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Odor
- Condition
- Detected
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.