Service difficulty report · Line · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 9, 2009
Submitted
February 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24103
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145645
Aircraft time
18,005 hours, 9,577 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
4504725
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Fuel Sys
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

CLE FLIGHT NR 2267 THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL ODOR FOR 2-3 MINUTES AFTER APU SHUTDOWN. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD FUEL LINE FROM THE APU FUEL FILTER TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND NO FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT.

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