Service difficulty report · Fuel Bowl · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
April 29, 2003
Submitted
April 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Fuel Bowl
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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.

What was found

VERY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL IN COCKPIT. FOUND SMALL APU FUEL FILTER LEAKING. TRANSFERRED TO DMI 12706 IAW MEL 49-1 CAT-C. PLACARDS INSTALLED. REF DMI 12706 VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL BOWL AND TESTED IAW 727 M/M CHAPTER 49-00. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THIS CLEARS DMI 12706. PLACARD REMOVED.