What was found
FUEL SMELL WITH APU IN USE, SMOKE ALSO NOTED AT TAIL. FOUND FUEL NOZZLE LINE B-NUT AT 2 O'CLOCK POS BACKED OFF WHICH ALLOWED FUEL LEAK. DIFFICULT ACCESS, MAY REQUIRE DROP APU. DROPPED AND REPAIRED FUEL NOZZLES.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2008
- Submitted
- December 22, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N313UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737322
- Aircraft serial
- 23674
- Aircraft time
- 58,855 hours, 32,325 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM563C1
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Nozzle
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu
- Component part number
- 170101
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.