What was found
IAH - FLIGHT 2920, THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING THE APU. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2007
- Submitted
- December 27, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N21130
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145704
- Aircraft time
- 13,835 hours, 7,336 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.