SDR DXTA2013111805568

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date: November 17, 2013
Submitted: November 21, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N729QS
Make and model: Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial: 118
Aircraft time: 6,412 hours, 4,046 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Unknown
Condition: Odor
Location: Cargo Bay
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

AFT CARGO AREA HAS EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE. THERE IS NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKING EXTERNALLY. INSPECTED CARGO BAY FOR ANY ODORS OR VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUELED AIRCRAFT TO 9300 LBS OF FUEL AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. REINSPECTED AND FOUND A FUEL SEEP AT LEFT WING SPAR BETWEEN RIB 7 AND 6. THIS IS CLASSIFED AS A FUEL SEEP AND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER G200 MM 28-10-00, NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.