Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 7, 2019
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N801DS
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53977
Aircraft time
3,766 hours, 6,098 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW WHILE IN FLIGHT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AND INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL CAP. PILOT NOTED CAP WAS SECURE BUT NOT SEATED SQUARE AND FLUSH AND NOTED EVIDENCE OF FUEL AROUND THE FLANGE. PILOT RESEATED FUEL CAP AND RESUMED PATROL, NO FURTHER REPORTS OF FUEL ODORS WAS REPORTED. MAINTENANCE WAS ADVISED ON THE ISSUE AND A FURTHER INSPECTION WAS MADE AFTER RETURN TO BASE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AND NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

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