What was found
STRONG ODOR OF JET A WHEN APU FIRST STARTED. INSPECTED APU FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. INSPECTED BLEED CONNECTIONS, ALL ARE SECURE. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2007
- Submitted
- June 12, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N280AS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120231
- Aircraft time
- 33,832 hours, 33,620 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.