Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 17, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16963
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145116
Aircraft time
21,569 hours, 16,254 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4504616A
Part serial
040263
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EWR FLIGHT 2756 - THE CREW REPORTED FUEL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED AND SHUT DOWN. THE APU WAS MEL'ED CONTROL NR 137605. ON 1/18/08 CLE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY P/N 4504616A, S/N 04-02-63, AND THE APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDER P/N 4951486, S/N 0494 AND THE APU ANTI SURGE VALVE P/N 4950899, S/N 1206. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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