Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 8, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12924
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145311
Aircraft time
26,058 hours, 20,153 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
4951486
Part serial
0550
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Part time
8,842 hours, 18,896 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 2557 FROM IND THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED, 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 APU FLOW DIVIDER, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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