What was found
CREW REPORTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CREW COMPARTMENT. DURING MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FWD FUEL CELL WAS LEAKING.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2018
- Submitted
- June 8, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45272
- Aircraft time
- 29,300 hours, 112,649 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 206063632103
- Condition
- Leaking
- 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.