What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A FAINT FUEL SMELL ON APU START UP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2010
- Submitted
- November 16, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13908
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145465
- Aircraft time
- 18,315 hours, 14,574 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952829
- Part serial
- 2308
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 2,156 hours, 1,324 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.