What was found
CLE FLIGHT 2212 THE CREW REPORTED AFTER STARTING THE APU THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2007
- Submitted
- February 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14977
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145175
- Aircraft time
- 17,441 hours, 13,040 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952375
- Part serial
- 0679C
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 5,688 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.