What was found
EWR FLIGHT 2060, THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED. MAINTENANCE RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT IAW MEL 49-00-00. ON 3/31/04 MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU BLEED AIR VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2004
- Submitted
- April 1, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N10575
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145640
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4951680
- Part serial
- 06846
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- 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.