What was found
AFTER STARTING APU ON THE GROUND, NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FLOW DIVIDER IAW ALLIED SIGNAL MM 49-30-58. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2006
- Submitted
- December 13, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N297SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120327
- Aircraft time
- 22,694 hours, 33,363 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Flow Divider
- Part number
- 38301631
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.