What was found
WHILE IN CLIMB, THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITH PACKS RUNNING ON APU BLEED AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE APU BLEED SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2010
- Submitted
- April 7, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145187
- Aircraft time
- 24,245 hours, 22,826 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.