What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. DURING A MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, FOUND FUEL SEEPING AROUND THE LOWER MAIN CELL FUEL PROBE GASKET AND ODOR PERMEATING THROUGH PROBE COVER GASKET.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2017
- Submitted
- November 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N133AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45280
- Aircraft time
- 28,455 hours, 57,597 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Gasket
- Part number
- 206062655001
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Probe
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.