Service difficulty report · Valve · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
November 12, 2009
Submitted
November 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911EF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0382
Aircraft time
2,610 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Engine time
2,610 hours
Part
Valve
Part number
0319958270
Part serial
290
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
2,610 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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What was found

ON FINAL FOR LANDING AT HOSPITAL PAD, MEDICAL CREW MENTIONED STRONG FUEL ODOR. AFTER SAFE LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, POSTFLIGHT DISCOVERED SHEEN BELOW NR 2 ENG COWLING, FURTHER INSP IN ENG COMPARTMENT DISCOVERED APPARENT FUEL LEAK WITH NOTICEABLE DRIPPING AFT OF THE "SQUIRREL CAGE" AND SIGNIFICANT FUEL DRAINING FROM THE DRAIN LINE BELOW THE ACFT. CONTAINER PLACED UNDER DRAIN TO LIMIT SPILLAGE. MISSION ABORTED. MECHANIC NOTIFIED. AFTER MECHANIC ARRIVAL AND INSP, MECHANIC SUSPECTS FUEL PREFERENCE VALVE.

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