Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
May 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145340
Aircraft time
8,197 hours, 7,461 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL VAPORS IN CABIN WHEN APU BLEEDS TURNED ON. ODOR STARTED TO DISSIPATE WHEN BLEEDS SWITCHED OFF BUT TAXI WAS TOO SHORT TO FULLY DISSIPATE WITH PACKS RUNNING OFF ENG BLEEDS. APU INTERNAL LEAK. MX DEFERRED THE APU 4/3/2004. MX RAN APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS USED.

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