What was found
FLT 2602 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG FUEL SMELL ON T/O IN EWR AND XNA. RIC MX REMOVED AND REPLACED APU AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2009
- Submitted
- February 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N24103
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145645
- Aircraft time
- 18,125 hours, 9,638 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- M4504113A
- Part serial
- SPE0114233
- Condition
- Leaking
- Part time
- 15,005 hours, 15,306 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.