What was found
UPON POWER REDUCTION FOR DESCENT, SUDDEN FUEL AND/OR BURNING ODOR. FOUND SMALL FUEL LEAK AT LINE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL/OIL HEATER, REPLACED O-RING AT FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT HMU.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2008
- Submitted
- February 25, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B438
- Aircraft time
- 22,641 hours, 25,000 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.