Service difficulty report · Gasket · Bolkms BK117C1

Difficulty date
February 7, 2009
Submitted
February 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273NE
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C1
Aircraft serial
7507
Aircraft time
7,318 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
6,931 hours, 15,248 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TRANSPORTING A PATIENT AND DIVERTED TO AIRPORT BECAUSE CREW DETECTED A BURNING EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. PILOT DID NOT SMELL IT, BUT DIVERTED FOR SAFETY. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DE-COWL NR 1 ENG. FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL OIL/FUEL. CLEANED AREA AND REMOVED MATERIAL AROUND EXHAUST GASKET, WHICH WAS SATURATED WITH OIL AND FUEL. AFTER INSP MECH BELIEVED THERE WAS A LEAKING VENT LINE CAUSING PROBLEM WHICH WAS RE-TORQUED. LEAKS CHECKS SATISFACTORY & GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.