What was found
DURING CRUISE, CREW REPORTED A FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE APU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEL PROCEDURES.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2009
- Submitted
- August 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145340
- Aircraft time
- 20,758 hours, 19,111 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.