Service difficulty report · Structure · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
January 3, 2010
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
070
Aircraft time
6,406 hours, 3,957 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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.

What was found

STRONG FUEL ODOR FOUND IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. 11,000 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD. ODOR FOUND ONLY AFTER THE APU IS STARTED. NO LEAKS FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT. NO LEAKS FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE ACFT. WAITED 2 HOURS TO LET AIR OUT AND WHEN STARTED APU AGAIN THE FUEL ODOR CAME BACK. FOUND SEVERAL FASTENERS LEAKING. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS WITH SEALANT. COMPLIED WITH LEAK CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 28-10-15 AND DWG SEB0000070. ENGINEERING DEPOSITION NR TO230371.1.2.1.1.1.