Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
July 19, 2007
Submitted
July 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9102
Aircraft time
123 hours, 216 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
B281K2770051
Condition
Leaking
Part time
123 hours, 216 cycles
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

HAD 3 OCCURRENCES OF FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. 5 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. ODOR WOULD DISSIPATE AND THEN RETURN. UPON THE THIRD RECURRENCE, PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR FUEL LEAKS AND NONE FOUND. FUEL ODOR HAD GONE. AIRCRAFT THEN FLOWN BACK TO BASE. ON RETURN FLIGHT, FUEL ODOR CAME AND WENT THREE TIMES. AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK AT BASE AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. MECHANIC FOUND SMALL LEAK AT EXPANSION TANK AND ORDERED NEW TANK.