What was found
FLIGHT 2643 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHILE RUNNING APU. RIC MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2011
- Submitted
- July 18, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16999
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145307
- Aircraft time
- 26,489 hours, 20,349 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 4504616A
- Part serial
- 030235
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 6,448 hours, 7,402 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.