Service difficulty report · Line · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
May 18, 2018
Submitted
May 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6054
Aircraft time
2,501 hours, 1,421 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Flow Xducer
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

FUEL ODOR COMING FROM COCKPIT VENTS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS INCREASED. FUEL ODOR COMING FROM COCKPIT VENTS IS ELIMINATED BY DECREASING TEMPERATURE. BLEED AIR SOURCE MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT USING ENGINE BLEED AIR AND AND FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT USING APU BLEED AIR. GAINED ACCESS TO THE APU ENCLOSURE AND DURING AN OPS CHECK, FOUND A SMALL SEEP COMING FROM THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER LINE ON OUTPUT END OF THE TRANSDUCER, TIGHTENED THE LINE, OPS CHECKED APU, LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY.