Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 27, 2006
Submitted
August 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53045
Part
Fcu
Part number
360915037
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER ENGINE STARTING AND DURING TAXI A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN WAS DETECTED FOR THESE REASON THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE BLOCK. LOG PAGE 38680 - MIA LINE MTX INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE APU FUEL DRAIN, SHUT DOWN THE APU AND ASSIGNED TO DMI M49JL27-3661. LOG PAGE 38687 - MIA LINE MTX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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