Service difficulty report · Gasket · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 13, 2015
Submitted
June 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53008
Part
Gasket
Condition
Blown
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON OPENING THE L1 DOOR ARRIVAL, THE TWO FWD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, MYSELF & THE FIRST OFFICER SMELLED A FAINT FUEL SMELL, WHICH WE ASSUMED CAME FROM OUTSIDE. LATER DETERMINED THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM OUR VENTS VIA APU AIR. IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE APU AIR OFF & PACKS OFF. ALL APU COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM APU NON-RAM DOOR. FOUND LARGE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM APU FUEL CONTROL, BLOWN OUT GASKET VISIBLE UPON INSPECTION. R & R APU FUEL CONTROL. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-30-01. COMPLIED WITH WORK CARD 21-059-008 & PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURES & WORK CARD 21-059-002.

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