What was found
FUEL SMELL IN AIRCRAFT CABIN. IDENTIFIED PREFORMED PACKING TORN AT FORWARD TO AFT FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT FITTING P/N 407-062-017-101. REPLACED PREFORMED PACKING P/N MS29513-222. LEAK CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2023
- Submitted
- March 31, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911AE
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53785
- Aircraft time
- 5,550 hours, 21,284 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 2,991 hours, 7,700 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2800 · Aircraft Fuel System
- Part
- Packing
- Part number
- MS29513222
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.