Service difficulty report · Manifold · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
December 27, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12934
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145019
Aircraft time
27,023 hours, 26,256 cycles
Part
Manifold
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2976, THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE APU ON MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SECONDARY APU FUEL MANIFOLD, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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