What was found
ORD FLT 5876 - THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR DURING APU START. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE APU BLEED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2011
- Submitted
- March 31, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12564
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145618
- Aircraft time
- 21,069 hours, 16,143 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Bleed Valve
- Part number
- 4952829
- Part serial
- 0409C
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 2,857 hours, 5,002 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.