Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
August 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
5,891 hours, 19,970 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206A
Engine time
5,611 hours, 1,354 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Part number
10271130
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Tank
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

UPON DEPARTURE AND CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT AND CREW SMELLED A RAW FUEL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE MISSION AND RETURNED TO THE BASE. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AND PERFORMED BOTH VISUAL AND OPS CHECKS OF THE FUELS SYS. IT WAS REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CAP. THE MECHANIC HAS ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FUEL CAP AND SEAL.

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