What was found
SMOKE AND FUMES FROM TAIL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER APU START. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FILTER BOWL AND STUDS IN FUEL CONTROL UNIT BENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONTROL PER MM. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2017
- Submitted
- May 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53530
- Aircraft time
- 50,599 hours, 26,567 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Condition
- Leaking
- 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.