What was found
WHILE STARTING THE APU, THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT FUEL ODOR AND FOUND TOP FUEL NOZZLE AND NOZZLE FUEL LINE CHAFED. R & R APU, OPS AND LEAKED CHECK GOOD. ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2014
- Submitted
- December 5, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N254PS
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7935
- Aircraft time
- 25,815 hours, 25,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Apu Fuel
- Part time
- 27,635 hours, 24,783 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.