Service difficulty report · Apu · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14959
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145091
Aircraft time
29,340 hours, 21,795 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3155 THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL SMELL DURING APU START. MAINTENANCE PLACED THA APU ON MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 01/02/11 MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONALLY TESTED THE APU AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS ALL WITH NO FUEL SMELL NOTED. THE MEL WAS REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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