Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605321
Aircraft time
2,593 hours, 2,084 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel Line
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL NOTICED IN CABIN, HELL HOLE, AND APU EXHAUST. ODOR NOTICED WITH A APU RUNNING WITH APU OFF. T/S APU FUEL SYSTEM AND APU SMELL. RAN APU. FOUND NO ABNORMAL APU EXHAUST ODOR. REMOVED APU INSPECTION PLATES. FOUND B-NUT LOOSE ON APU MAIN FUEL NOZZLE LINE. TIGHTENED FUEL LINE B-NUT. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW CE 560 M/M 20-10-06.

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