Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2014
Submitted
September 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145062
Aircraft time
39,588 hours, 32,958 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
UK
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

COCKPIT SMELL LIKE JET FUEL FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE, TRANSFERRED TO NRWC 606-ORD-01996. PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-803-A THROUGH ALL STEPS. NO FUEL ODOR DETECTED AT THIS TIME. ODOR DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM APU BLEED APU AND APU FUEL VALVE DEFFERRED PER MEL 49-1 AND 28-5 REF AML 3663526 ITEMS 3 AND 4 FOR DEFERRAL. FOUND FUEL LEAK FORWARD RT SIDE CENTER BOX AT STRINGER 19R BODY STATION X 13601.0 ON BOLT THAT GOES THRU STRINGER 19R INTO RT CENTER BOX. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED BOLT IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND SRM 57-00-01 FOR SEALING BOLT IN TANK. COMPLIED WITH LEAK CHECK IAW ETN EM 28-045. NO LEAKS NOTED. APU SOV OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB AMM 28-22-01. MEL ITEM RESTORED. APUL MEL 49-1 RESTORED DUE TO MEL 28-5 RESTORATION. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB AMM 49-10-00. MEL ITEM RESTORED.

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