Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
May 12, 2012
Submitted
May 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
447
Aircraft time
28,875 hours, 32,191 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE F/A REPORTED STRONG FUEL ODOR ROWS 1 - 4. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS FOUND IAW MM 28-11-00 AND 57-11-00, LOWERED OVERHEAD BINS 1CD - 10CD AND 1AB - 4AB IAW MM 25-24-21; INSPECTED AREA, NO ODORS OR LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED RUN-UP & NO LEAKS FOUND IAW MM 72-00-00 NEITHER FUEL ODOR DETECTED DURING RUN-UP, FUEL SYS WORKING PROPERLY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.