What was found
THE CREW NOTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE HAS TROUBLESHOT FAULT TO LEAKING PACKINGS AT THE APU ACCELERATION UNIT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL PUMP.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2005
- Submitted
- January 24, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N825MJ
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145179
- Aircraft time
- 12,047 hours, 11,265 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 4951545
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 512 hours, 570 cycles
- 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.