What was found
CREW REPORTED, FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT/CABIN FOLLOWING APU START INFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU BLEED VALVE IAW EMB 145XR MM 36-12-01, OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2004
- Submitted
- August 2, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18120
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145681
- Aircraft time
- 4,180 hours, 2,217 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4951680
- Part serial
- 0752C
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 2,098 hours, 4,132 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.