What was found
UPON PRE-FLIGHT PILOT FOUND FUEL POOLING UNDER ACFT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING THROUGH THE RT FWD FUEL CELL, PN 206-063-632-102. FUEL PERMEATING THROUGH RUBBER CELL MEMBRANE.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2016
- Submitted
- March 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N563AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52475
- Aircraft time
- 63 hours, 155 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 206063632102
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 63 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.