What was found
DURING DESCENT THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT COMING FROM THE APU BLEED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL NOZZLES. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2010
- Submitted
- October 27, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145EP
- Aircraft serial
- 145187
- Aircraft time
- 25,536 hours, 24,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Nozzle
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.