What was found
FLT 5779 THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN WITH THE APU RUNNING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2010
- Submitted
- June 24, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14920
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145380
- Aircraft time
- 22,274 hours, 17,057 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952829
- Part serial
- 1059
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 1,039 hours, 1,817 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.