Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 17, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145576
Aircraft time
34,427 hours, 30,109 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN "TRANSFERRED TO NRWC 820-LGA-02856"-C/A-FOUND RH INBOARD FUEL DRAIN VALVE OPEN POSITION WITH FUEL DRIPPING, CLOSED DRAIN VALVE, NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED, REF AMM 12-11-03. NO SMELL IN THE CABIN NOTICED AT THIS TIME. MOC TRIAD REQUIRE FOR FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. REF FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-803-A. FOLLOWED FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-803-A. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WITH APU IAW EMB 140 AMM 49-13-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WITH BOTH ENGINES IAW EMB 140 AMM 71-00-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FUEL/ABNORMAL SMELL NOTED. INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL 252CF, 251GF, 251JF, 251DF IAW EMB 140 AMM 53-01-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED

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