What was found
FOR FLIGHT 9806 THE CREW REPORTED STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER STARTING APU. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH ETN-EM-72-034. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND APU RUNS NO FUEL SMELL NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2013
- Submitted
- March 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N650AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145417
- Aircraft time
- 28,999 hours, 26,379 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.