Service difficulty report · Seal · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
October 29, 2009
Submitted
October 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AM
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7017
Aircraft time
9,868 hours, 17,159 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Seal
Part number
1172430225
Condition
Missing
Location
Clam Door
Component
Door
Component part number
117240301
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB-OUT, AFTER PIC TURNED ON ECU, CABIN CREW REPORTED DETECTED FUEL FUMES. PIC TURNED OFF ECU, FUMES DID NOT CEASE. COCKPIT CREW NOTICED FUMES. PIC ABORTED MISSION, VENTILATED COCKPIT AND CABIN, AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUEL CAP WAS SECURE, NO LEAKS NOTICED. MX INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND NO LEAKS, BUT OBSERVED A SECTION OF SEAL MISSING FROM REAR DOORS, AFT OF FUEL STORAGE SYS VENT. MX REPLACED MISSING SEAL SECTION. MX RUN-UP AND THEN MX FLIGHT PERFORMED WITHOUT ODOR OF FUMES. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.