Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 29, 2021
Submitted
February 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16183
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500914
Aircraft time
37,320 hours, 24,702 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUEL SMELL IN FLIGHT AND ON GROUND WITH APU RUNNING. PERFORMED RUNS AND CONFIRMED APU CAUSING FUEL SMELL DEFERRED PER MEL (PULLED AND COLLARED C30 C/B`S PLACARD APPLIED) APU HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR LEAKS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. R/R APU FUEL CONTROL ASSY IAW EMB 145 VCMM 49-32-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. FUEL SMELL NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME. CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESET. MEL CLEARED. PLACARD REMOVED. APU INSPECTED FOR LEAKS NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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