What was found
ASH 7385 IAD - CREW REPORTED FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT WHEN USING THE APU FOR BLEED AIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2006
- Submitted
- July 21, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851MJ
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145572
- Aircraft time
- 10,310 hours, 9,943 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 4504113
- Part serial
- SPE0114123
- Condition
- Odor
- Part time
- 9,963 hours, 6,839 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.