Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
January 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145273
Aircraft time
20,145 hours, 18,781 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON LANDING, CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF FUMES IN CABIN AFTER APU STARTED. ON CALL MX FOUND APU LEAKING FUEL AND DEFERRED APU. AC RTG BECAUSE CREW REPORTED STILL HAD FUMES IN CABIN, BUT CREW HAD NOT TRIED TO CLEAR AIR IN CABIN PRIOR TO DEPARTING. ON CALL MX CALLED OUT TO T/S. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL SOV, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS (FOUND FUEL LEAKING ON GROUND BEING INDUCTED INTO THE PACK INLET).

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