Service difficulty report · Fuel · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 10, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK376
Aircraft time
4,944 hours, 4,315 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Fuel
Condition
Odor
Location
Cargo Bay
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

DURING FLIGHT, PASSENGERS NOTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. MX TECHS FOUND RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE ACFT BELLY AND CONFIRMED THE ODOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANKS. RESIDUAL FUEL WAS CLEANED UP AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF A LEAK WAS FOUND.

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