Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 15, 2007
Submitted
April 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53445
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Fuel Cap
Condition
Not Seated
Stage of operation
CR
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

DEPARTED, 30 MILES AWAY ON A HEADING OF 080. (4) MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, MED CREW INFORMED ME THERE WAS THE STRONG SMELL OF JET FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. CHECKED THE FUEL AND PRESSURE GAUGES AND COULDN'T SMELL ANY FUMES EITHER. LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE LZ AND WHILE PREPARING TO LAND INFORMED DISPATCH OF SITUATION AND POSITION. ON LONG FINAL, I COULD NOW SMELL THE FUMES AS WELL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED ACFT AND COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS. WAITED FOR MECHANIC TO ARRIVE. HE COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS EITHER. HOWEVER THE FUEL CAP APPEARED TO NOT SEAT CORRECTLY CAUSING FUEL TO SEEP OUT THROUGH THE FILLER PORT. MECHANIC RELEASED ACFT FOR SERVICE AND ORDERED A NEW FUEL CAP. FLEW ACFT BA

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