What was found
STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN COCKPIT WHILE USING APU AIR. SECURED FUEL NOZZLE B-NUT IAW AMM 49-31-99 PG 601. RAN APU IAW JRH 2-5-15 PAGE 1. NO LEAKS NOTED. FUEL LEAK WAS AT A SECONDARY NOZZLE WHEN HIGH FLOW RATE EXISTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2013
- Submitted
- May 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N574UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26686
- Aircraft time
- 66,663 hours, 24,516 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- B-Nut
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Fuel Nozzle
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.