What was found
ORD - THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL ON APU START-UP ON GROUND. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TESTS OF APU. NO FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2011
- Submitted
- April 5, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N10575
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145640
- Aircraft time
- 17,177 hours, 14,162 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.