Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145529
Aircraft time
21,993 hours, 19,219 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Part number
2670054M1
Part serial
28125
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
14,520 hours, 12,222 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2750 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE START/SHUT DOWN OF APU, FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE ODOR THEN DISAPATED. EN ROUTE A HINT OF FUEL ODOR RETURNED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO ODOR IN CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED AND FOUND FUEL ODOR COMING FROM FUEL TRACKED INTO COCKPIT. CLEANED THE COCKPIT FLOOR. RAN PACKS, APU AND ENGINES. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM SINGLE POINT REFUELING RECEPTICAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SINGLE POINT REFUELING ADAPTER VALVE IAW CMM 28-20-26. NO LEAKS NOTED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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