What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SLC, THE CABIN SMELLED OF FUEL AFTER THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN. FOUND APU FUEL SOLENOID TO BE LEAKING AT THE B-NUT CONNECTION. TIGHTENED B-NUT ON APU FUEL SOLENOID. NO LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2007
- Submitted
- May 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N459SW
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7782
- Aircraft time
- 11,476 hours, 8,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- B-Nut
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.