Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
July 2, 2011
Submitted
July 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
5,851 hours, 19,807 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
5,571 hours, 1,227 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

UPON DEPARTURE AND CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ALL SMELLED RAW FUEL FUMES THOUGHOUT THE CREW AREA AND CABIN. THE PILOT IMMEDICATELY TERMINATED THE MISSION AND RETURNED TO THE BASE. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AND PERFORMED VISUAL, GROUND OPS CHECKS, AND FLIGHT CHECKS WITH NO DUPLICATION TO THE DISCREPANCY. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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