Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 4, 2008
Submitted
August 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34110
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145658
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
M4951830
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
Part time
5,437 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2532, THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, THAT WENT AWAY ONCE THE APU BLEEDS WERE CLOSED AND THE APU SHUT DOWN. THE ACFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-00 CAT-"C" CONTROL 151787, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 08/05/08 TYS MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL NOZZLES, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MEL WAS REMOVED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (S)

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