Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
February 27, 2011
Submitted
March 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
5,705 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

DURING CLIMB OUT AIRCREW IN CABIN SMELLED RAW FUEL FUMES AND REPORTED IT TO PILOT. CREWMEMBER IN COPILOT SEAT CONFIRMED THAT HE ALSO SMELLED FUEL. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON RETURNING TO BASE THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ACTIONS WERE PERFORMED: FUSELAGE LEAK CHECK,ENGINE LEAK CHECK, AND POWER ASSURANCE CHECK. ALSO COMPLETED : GROUND-RUN AND FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK. DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED ON GROUND OR IN FLIGHT. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE MANUAL SECTIONS: MAINTENANCE MANUAL SECTS. 28-22-00, 05-62-00 AND ENGINE MANUAL SECTS. 71-00-00, 73-00-00. NO PARTS OR COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCY.

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