Service difficulty report · Fcu · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 29, 2014
Submitted
September 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412NV
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49759
Aircraft time
49,515 hours, 24,446 cycles
Part
Fcu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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.

What was found

APU AIR SMELLS OF JET FUEL. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM APU FUEL CONTROL PUMP FILTER CAP. DEFERRED APU IAW MEL 49-01 SIT 1, DMI 11127. PLACARDS INSTALLED M ACTIONS COMPLIED WITH WITH PACS ON. RAN BOTH ENGS AT 70% N1 FOR 15 MINUTES IAW AMM 71-00-00. OUTGOING FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO ODOR IN CABIN DURING RUN. THIS MEL 49-01-00 SIT 1 REMAINS OPEN. R & R FUEL CONTROL UNIT FOR APU IAW AMM 49-30-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. DUE TO SUSPECTED FUEL INGESTION INTO PACKS DUCT IAW LP 541849 FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYS. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-01 SIT1 DMI 11129. PLACARDS REMOVED M PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH.

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