What was found
CLE FLIGHT 2890 - THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL SMELL WHEN THE PACKS WERE OPERATING FROM THE APU. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2008
- Submitted
- March 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16999
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145307
- Aircraft time
- 18,164 hours, 13,759 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952375
- Part serial
- 0164C
- Condition
- Faulty
- 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.