What was found
LARGE FUEL LEAK FROM APU WITH APU RUNNING (ON GROUND). PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-00-1. 6/9 MEL CLEARED BY R &R THE FCU IAW AMM 49-30-01-000-801 AND 49-30-01-400-801. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. CLEAR MEL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2010
- Submitted
- June 11, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4031
- Aircraft time
- 22,332 hours, 23,186 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 4503139C
- Part serial
- 129813
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 4,368 hours, 4,754 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.