What was found
THE CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT DURING APU START. BLEED VALVE REPLACED AN OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2004
- Submitted
- October 19, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16559
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145603
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.