What was found
FUME, FLIGHT CREW REPORTS A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AS THE APU WAS STARTED. PASSENGERS DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU FCU FILTER BOWL LOOSE AND LEAKING. RESECURED FILTER. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT. NO FURTHER ODOR PRESENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2017
- Submitted
- April 18, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53530
- Aircraft time
- 50,429 hours, 26,469 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Apu
- 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.