What was found
FLIGHT CREW NOTED FUEL FUMES IN AIRCRAFT AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING THE APU. ON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE O-RING AT THE ATOMIZER B-NUT AND PERFORMED A PNEUMATIC DUCT BURNOUT. AIRCRAFT IS NOW OKAY FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2012
- Submitted
- September 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N764NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47717
- Aircraft time
- 80,069 hours, 79,908 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu Fuel
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.