What was found
APU DRIPPING FUEL CONTINUOUSLY FROM DRAIN WHEN STARTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2003
- Submitted
- November 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8401
- Aircraft serial
- 4049
- Aircraft time
- 5,232 hours, 6,015 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 4503139B
- Part serial
- 100033
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 4,624 hours, 5,401 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.