What was found
REPORT OF STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ON APPROACH. CHECKED AND FOUND FCU FILTER BOWL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCU FILTER BOWL PACKING. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2021
- Submitted
- September 29, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N855FE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 0203
- Aircraft time
- 13,157 hours, 14,976 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2821 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/Strainer
- Part
- Bowl
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Filter
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.