Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
October 18, 2021
Submitted
October 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000763
Aircraft time
8,273 hours, 4,940 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED OF STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM REAR OF PLANE AFTER APU HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS. NO FUELING WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT GALLEY WITH THE APU RUNNING NO ODOR WAS PRESENT WHILE APU WAS RUNNING. OPERATED APU FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES.NO DEFECTS NOTED. SHUT APU OFF TO OBSERVE ANY ODORS COMING FROM AFT GALLEY NONE WAS PRESENT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FIM TASK E175 21-20-00-801-803-A . SUBTASK 21-20-00-813-026-A STEPS E. THROUGH K. PERFORMED GVI OF APU NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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