What was found
FLIGHT 2762 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF OIL AND FUEL WITH APU RUNNING. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FCU AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2011
- Submitted
- February 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13118
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145675
- Aircraft time
- 23,276 hours, 12,514 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 4504616A
- Part serial
- 010107
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 16,290 hours, 12,064 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.