Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 6, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401NV
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
64,895 hours, 41,807 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE A FUEL SMELL CAME THROUGH CABIN. MOMENTS LATER IN MID-SECTION OF THE CABIN FOG APPEARED. INSPECTED APU AREA & VERIFIED FUEL LEAK COMING FROM APU FUEL FILTER LINE AREA. DEFERRED APU IAW MEL 49-01 SIT 1 & PLACARDS INSTALLED. ALL M ACTIONS COMPLIED WITH. MEL CONTROL NUMBER 14686 CAT C ITEM DUE 03/16/215. PERFORMED ACFT WATER SEPARATOR & PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES, NO FURTHER SMELL. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW WC 21-059-008.

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