Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
February 25, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6537
Aircraft time
2,739 hours, 14,730 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C
Engine time
2,705 hours, 8,505 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE BASE AND HAD MECHANIC INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC DID FIND A LOOSE B-NUT THAT WAS LEAKING ON THE FUEL RETURN LINE FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE B-NUT, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO FURTHER LEAKS OR ODORS WERE DETECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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