Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Emb EMB545

Difficulty date
June 14, 2020
Submitted
July 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415FX
Make and model
Emb EMB545
Aircraft serial
55010032
Aircraft time
2,565 hours, 1,634 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
38839643
Part serial
39838
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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.

What was found

WITH APU RUNNING: AFTER EACH ENGINE START AND STABILIZATION, STRONG FUEL SMELL OCCURS. ONCE ECS STARTS, SMELL DISAPPEARS. SMELL RETURNS AFTER LANDING WHEN THE ENGINES ARE SELECTED TO STOP WITH APU RUNNING. SMELL OCCURS ONLY IN COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT WITH A OVERHAULED UNIT IAW LMM 49-30-20. PERFORMED 2 NORMAL STARTS OF APU AND ENGINES, NO SMELL NOTED. WAITED ONE HOUR PERFORMED A NORMAL APU START, NO SMELL. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT, NO LEAKS NOTED. PN 3883964-3 SN 39838.

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